Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer

u-blox

Athens, Espoo or Thalwil

Your Responsibilities

• Define and maintain hardware concepts, building blocks, and design guidelines across GNSS product developments.
• Drive technical alignment and standardization across product teams, promoting reuse and consistency of hardware solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Product Development teams, System Integration, and IC development teams to translate requirements into scalable hardware designs.
• Own and develop the hardware architectures and designs, including RF front-end, clocking, filtering, and related subsystems.
• Review and guide hardware developments, ensuring alignment with established technical standards , best practices, and long-term product objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to hardware developers and support complex technical decision-making.
• Engage with suppliers and partners to evaluate new technologies and define future hardware solutions.
• Contribute as a senior hardware engineer to product developments, providing hands-on expertise where required.

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience developing complex RF, analog, digital, and mixed-signal products, ideally in wireless communication or positioning systems.
• Strong expertise in RF systems, receiver front-end design, and antenna integration, combined with a solid understanding of power, clocking, memory, and digital interfaces.
• Extensive experience in hardware verification and validation, including laboratory characterization, performance optimization, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to define reusable hardware concepts, design guidelines, and technical standards for complex electronic products.
• Solid knowledge of GNSS technology and its implications on hardware architecture, system integration, and performance verification.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams and disciplines.

Bonus Points

• Experience with PCB design and design reviews in the Altium Designer environment.
• Familiarity with mechanical CAD tools (preferably SolidWorks).
• Programming skills (Python, Matlab, C) for simulation, automation, and analysis workflows.