Position summary
You design the electronics for Neybo's children's AI devices: schematics, PCB layout, prototype bring-up, and board iterations with the factory. You report to the Hardware Tech Lead, who owns the device architecture and final hardware sign-off. Within that architecture, you build the board yourself, from schematic to production files.
Your scope runs from schematic design through bring-up and PCB iterations to a board that is ready for the first production batch.
Key responsibilities
- Design schematics and lay out PCBs within the approved device architecture.
- Select components and approved alternates from multiple suppliers; maintain the BOM.
- Bring up and debug prototypes on the bench: electrical, functional, and integration tests.
- Close PCB iterations with the contract manufacturer: DFM feedback, revisions, documentation updates.
- Document schematics, test results, and changes so the team and the factory work from one current version.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years in electronic device development; at least 1 product taken to mass production where you were a key hardware engineer.
- Board-level circuit design: MCU/SoC, power, mixed-signal, and interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, I2S).
- Hands-on PCB layout in Altium Designer (or Allegro/Cadence at a comparable level): multilayer boards, production-ready output, pick-and-place, assembly drawings.
- Bench bring-up and debugging: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, board-level fault finding; results documented in writing.
- Hands-on work with a contract manufacturer: DFM reviews, board revisions, first batch.
- EVT/DVT stages (or equivalent) completed on at least one product.
- EMC/ESD designed into routing and filtering from the first revision, not fixed on the final board.
- Portfolio with artifacts: photos of assembled boards, sample schematics and PCB layouts, a description of your role in each project.
- English B1+: datasheets, supplier and factory communication.
Preferred qualifications
- Consumer devices, wearables, or smart-device experience.
- Work on the HW/FW boundary with an embedded firmware team.
- Experience with manufacturers in Asia.
- Preparation for certification before serial launch: FCC, CE or equivalent.
Success metrics
- Schematics and PCBs pass review and are approved for the next revision.
- Prototypes brought up; test results documented.
- DFM iterations with the contract manufacturer closed without architecture rework.
- Board ready for the first production batch; documentation package handed over to the factory.