Vehicle Electronics Hardware Engineer

Zeno is seeking a Vehicle Electronics (Hardware) Engineer to lead the design and development of electronic hardware systems for our next-generation EV platform.

Location : Bengaluru – Work from Office (5 days a week)

Start Date : Immediate

About Zeno

An unprecedented energy transition has begun. To meet 2040 net zero goals, over 2 billion electric two-wheelers (motorcycles) must be sold and $11 trillion in fuel consumption replaced. Zeno is building a tech platform to electrify this two-wheeler market, currently responsible for more than 4% of the world’s GHG emissions. Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition and democratize the benefits across Africa, India, and Latin America. With a focus on East Africa as a starting point, Zeno is building a new energy ecosystem with ground-up development of a fundamentally better electric motorcycle and associated battery swap network to drive a better experience for our customers.

The Role

Zeno is seeking a Vehicle Electronics (Hardware) Engineer to lead the design and development of electronic hardware systems for our next-generation EV platform. This role will focus on end-to-end hardware development including architecture design, schematic capture, PCB design, component selection, compliance testing, and product validation. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and cost-optimized electronics for Zeno’s electric motorcycles.

What You’ll Do

Lead end-to-end design and development of Telematics Control Units (TCUs), Vehicle Control unit (VCU), Charge controller (EVCC) etc

Work with suppliers, PCB fab and assembly houses to ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, while maintaining high quality and reliability.

Select and validate vehicle wire harness subcomponents including wire material and guage, connectors, switch gear, and layout needed to minimize cross talk

Translate market and product requirements into hardware block diagrams and system architecture.

Develop and implement power tree architectures using Buck-Boost converters, LDOs, and low-power design principles.

Select components in collaboration with vendors and suppliers to balance performance, cost, and availability.

Own schematic drafting, PCB stack-up, and layout design using tools such as Altium Designer.

• Create and manage BOMs;

ensure quality improvement and cost reduction in product design.

Perform DFM, DFA, and DFT reviews with manufacturing and EMS partners.

Draft and execute test plans for board bring-up, hardware debugging, antenna tuning, and compliance validation.

Work closely with firmware engineers to ensure seamless hardware–software integration.

Ensure compliance with automotive and EV regulatory standards (AIS004, AIS140).

Contribute to DFMEA, supplier assessments, and design reviews.

Support POC builds, customer evaluations, and field issue resolutions.

What You Bring

Knowledge of EMI / EMC compliance design, signal integrity, mixed signal design principles.

5–8 years of experience in electronic hardware design, preferably in automotive or IoT / EV domains.

Proven expertise with microcontrollers (STM, NXP, ESP32) and IoT modules (N58, EC200, EC25, EG800, N720, N706, C10GS, L89H, GEM1205, ESP32).

Strong understanding of communication protocols : I2C, SPI, UART, USB, SDIO, CAN, RS485 / 232, LTE (4G / 2G), GNSS, IRNSS, BLE.

Hands-on experience with AIS004 and AIS140 compliance testing.

Proficiency in power electronics fundamentals and power tree architecture.

Strong knowledge of schematic design, PCB layout, and component libraries.

Familiarity with DFMEA, DFM, DFA, and quality / reliability processes.

Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary aligned with experience.

Company-sponsored healthcare plan.

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge EV electronics at the heart of the energy transition.

Join a world-class global team shaping the trillion-dollar transition of two-wheelers to electric.