Electronic Hardware Engineer

We are seeking an Electronic Hardware Engineer to reinforce our Lausanne Hardware team. As a key team member, you will join a multidisciplinary R&D team of hard-working and passionate individuals developing groundbreaking satellite communications system technologies. You will design highly reliable analog and mixed-signal electronics that meet the required functional specifications, considering electrical, size and weight constraints, as well as aspects related to land mobile and aerospace environment.

In collaboration with your project team members, you fully own the whole development cycle of electronic boards

• Design, develop, test, optimize and integrate highly reliable analog and mixed-signal electronics for phased array antennas.
• Drive requirements, architecture and circuit design, component selection and procurement, PCB design, board bring up, testing and design + manufacturing documentation.
• Partner with Radio frequency, mechanical and software internal and external experts.

• MSc or equivalent, in electronic engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of proven experiences in hardware or electrical engineering,
• Good understanding of DC power supply design and requirements
• Experience testing and verifying designs through production release
• Schematic capture and PCB design tools (preferably Altium)
• Experience using various test equipment – oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer and similar
• Strong documentation skills and ability to report on technical solutions and findings
• Availability to travel to the US and across Europe to follow up with the other team members, contractors, and to attend conference.
• Experience designing and debugging high-speed data interfaces and protocols.
• Experience in the design of satellite payloads and architectures.
• Experience with microcontrollers or FPGA
• Experience of design and qualification for harsh/rugged environments (e.g. airborne)
• Knowledge of requirements software, Jama
• Strong Knowledge of board layout tools, Altium
• Expertise in designing control and power circuits for RF components (mixers, amplifiers, up-down converters etc.)
• Experience in EMI measurement and testing