Hardware Design Engineer

Nexite develops next-generation retail IoT infrastructure for retail industry.

We are looking for a hands-on Hardware Design Engineer to own the full hardware lifecycle —

schematic capture, PCB layout, mixed signal circuit design, power architecture, bring-up, and

regulatory certification — across current and next-generation hardware.

Responsibilities

Digital Hardware Design — MCU, PHY, Ethernet & PoE

• Design the complete digital hardware stack: NXP i.MX RT MCU schematic and BGA layout,

Ethernet PHY circuit and controlled-impedance Ethernet routing. Design and validate the

IEEE 802.3af PoE front-end : PD handshake, mid/end-span bridge rectifiers, isolated

flywheel buck , and optocoupler feedback regulation; analyse cross-domain IO level margins

across all MCU interfaces to confirm safe driver/receiver operation.

RF & Analog Circuit Design

• Design the ISM transmit chain and 2.4 GHz AoA receive chain; simulate match networks

with ADS or equivalent and validate with VNA S-parameter measurements.

PCB Design & Layout

• PCB layout: Define stack-up and controlled-impedance rules; route high pin-count BGAs and

high-speed peripherals with length tuning; partition RF, digital, and power domains for

FCC/ETSI compliance.

• Power, calibration & test: Design DCDC/LDO supplies and power distribution; define

hardware test procedures for RF power and frequency calibration at production.

Production Support

• Failure analysis (field & manufacturing)

• Yield improvement

• Cost reduction

Post-Silicon Verification Support

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – mixed-signal focus.

• 3-5 years of hands-on PCB design experience for production hardware of analog and digital

design, including 2 years with RF circuits at 900 MHz and/or 2.4 GHz.

• Proficiency in Altium Designer or OrCAD/Allegro for multi-layer high-density layout:

controlled impedance, differential pairs, and RF routing.

• Experience with multi-domain power architectures: DCDC converters, LDOs, power

sequencing circuits, and IO level compatibility analysis.

• Experience digital hardware stack: NXP i.MX RT MCU schematic and BGA layout, Ethernet

PHY circuit

• Solid RF fundamentals: S-parameters, impedance matching, Smith chart, link budgets,

directional couplers, as well as LNA and PA operation.

• Hands on experience with lab equipment: oscilloscope, logic analyser, VNA, and spectrum

analyser.

• Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and experience supporting hardware through

FCC, CE, or equivalent certification.

Advantage

• Experience with angle of arrival concepts (such as BLE AoA) and the associated hardware

design/constraints.

• Experience with NXP MCUs hardware constraints.

• Experience designing PoE (IEEE 802.3af/at) and isolated flywheel buck power delivery

circuits.

• Experience with HyperRAM and high-speed PCB design.

• Experience with Ethernet hardware design and manufacturing RF test fixture.