Hardware Engineer - PCB

Tycho.AI • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Hardware Engineer with strong PCB design experience to help develop the next generation of electronics powering our autonomous platforms. This role will focus on the design, integration, testing, and bring-up of custom electronic systems spanning compute, power distribution, sensing, communications, embedded processing, and avionics-related hardware.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in electrical or hardware engineering with a focus on PCB design
• Experience designing multilayer PCBs for embedded or high-performance systems
• Proficiency with PCB CAD tools such as Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD, or similar
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuit design fundamentals
• Familiarity with power systems, voltage regulation, and embedded processor integration
• Ability to read datasheets, validate hardware performance, and troubleshoot complex system issues
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional engineering environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing electronics for UAVs, robotics, aerospace, or autonomous systems
• Familiarity with RF systems, antennas, telemetry, or wireless communications
• Experience with high-speed PCB layout considerations and signal integrity analysis
• Experience supporting prototype-to-production hardware development cycles
• Experience operating in startup or rapid prototyping environments

Responsibilities

• Design schematic capture and multilayer PCB layouts for embedded and autonomous systems
• Develop electronics for computing, sensing, power management, communications, and control subsystems
• Support component selection, bring-up, debugging, validation, and integration of custom hardware designs
• Perform board-level testing, signal integrity analysis, power validation, and hardware troubleshooting
• Create and maintain design documentation, schematics, BOMs, test procedures, and revision control workflows
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes, validation infrastructure, and hardware reliability practices

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• meaningful equity
• a generous benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed