Sr. Hardware Engineer

TL;DR

Sr. Hardware Engineer (Electronics): Design and development of advanced electronic circuits and boards for medical products including insufflators, medical pumps and video management systems with an accent on schematic and layout design, circuit analysis, and optimization. Focus on debugging, testing, verification of boards, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Location: Brno, Hybrid

Company

Novanta creates engineered components and sub-systems for healthcare and advanced manufacturing applications like minimally invasive surgery, robotics and 3D metal printing, with over 26 global offices.

What you will do

• Design schematics and layouts for electronic circuits and boards.
• Conduct circuit analysis, simulations and optimize designs via component selection.
• Prepare design documentation including requirements, specifications, test plans and DFMEA.
• Debug, test and verify designed boards and circuits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on technical requirements.

Requirements

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience in electronics hardware development.
• Solid understanding of analog, digital and embedded electronics design.
• Proficient in schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium Designer a plus).
• Hands-on skills in prototyping, soldering and lab instruments (oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, signal generators).
• Occasional business travels

Nice to have

• Familiarity with EMC and safety compliance standards.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days vacation + 5 sick days + 1 charitable day off.
• Flexible working hours (core 10-15:00), monetary allowance for working from home (max 2 days/week).
• Meal vouchers, supplementary pension contribution, MultiSport discount, free parking and showers.
• Free refreshments, training, language courses, career advancement.
• Dog-friendly office, family-friendly environment, corporate events (Summer Party, Christmas Party, etc.).
• Annual wage reassessment, employee referral bonuses up to CZK 110,000.