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Senior Electronic Hardware engineer

Network Engineering

Job Location:

Centurion - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 22 September 2026 (22 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 20 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Reference: NES028156-RS-1

An innovative technology and engineering organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Electronic Hardware Engineer to join its product development team.
This is a hands-on senior engineering role focused on the design development testing and industrialisation of advanced electronic hardware taking products from initial concept and architecture through to prototype verification and production.

Duties & Responsibilities

An innovative technology and engineering organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Electronic Hardware Engineer to join its product development team.
This is a hands-on senior engineering role focused on the design development testing and industrialisation of advanced electronic hardware taking products from initial concept and architecture through to prototype verification and production.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the end-to-end electronic hardware development lifecycle from requirements and architecture through to production.
Design complex analogue digital and mixed-signal electronic circuits.
Develop detailed schematics and PCB designs using Altium Designer or equivalent EDA tools.
Design and integrate embedded hardware based on ARM STM32 Microchip or similar microcontroller platforms.
Perform component selection considering performance reliability availability lifecycle and cost.
Develop power-management solutions including DC/DC converters regulators battery systems and power distribution.
Conduct hardware bring-up debugging fault-finding and root-cause analysis.
Use oscilloscopes logic analysers multimeters and other laboratory equipment to diagnose hardware issues.
Develop and execute hardware verification validation environmental and reliability testing.
Work closely with embedded firmware engineers to ensure effective hardware/firmware integration.
Consider EMC/EMI signal integrity thermal management and electrical safety throughout the design process.
Produce engineering documentation including schematics PCB files BOMs test procedures and technical reports.
Support prototype assembly and transition designs into manufacturing and production.
Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers on component sourcing PCB assembly and production issues.
Participate in technical and design reviews.
Identify opportunities to improve product reliability manufacturability performance and cost.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and intermediate engineers.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

BEng/BSc/ in Electronic Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechatronic Engineering or a related discipline.
5 years experience in electronic hardware/product development depending on the complexity of the products.
Proven experience taking electronic products from concept through prototype validation and production.
Strong experience with schematic capture and PCB design.
Proficiency in Altium Designer or a comparable PCB design package.
Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics.
Experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers.
Strong hardware debugging and fault-finding capabilities.
Practical experience using electronic laboratory test equipment.