Lead Hardware Design

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range : Rs 2700000 - Rs 4500000 (ie INR 27-45 LPA)

Min Experience : 9 years

Location : Pune

JobType : full-time

We are seeking an experienced hardware engineering lead to drive the design, development, and validation of advanced power electronics and mixed-signal systems for UAV and aerospace applications. This role involves full product lifecycle ownership—from requirements and architecture to prototyping, testing, and production—while ensuring compliance with stringent military and EMI / EMC standards.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, schematic design, PCB development, and validation of high-reliability hardware systems.
• Design high-power and mixed-signal electronics , including motor controllers, power converters, sensor interfaces, and embedded hardware.
• Develop multilayer PCB layouts (10+ layers) with controlled impedance, high-speed routing, differential pairs, and thermal optimization.
• Own end-to-end hardware delivery : requirements, simulation, prototyping, testing, certification, release to manufacturing.
• Ensure compliance with defence / aerospace standards such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, and equivalent qualification frameworks.
• Implement EMI / EMC mitigation strategies across design, layout, and enclosure levels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (firmware, mechanical, systems, testing) to deliver mission-critical products.
• Conduct DFMEA, validation testing, thermal analysis, and design reviews for reliability and robustness.
• Integrate communication interfaces and sensors into embedded hardware platforms.

Required Expertise

Skills

Hardware Design