Hardware Design Engineer - Electronic Warfare - 2281

Hardware Design Engineer - Electronic Warfare M/F

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Munich (Hybrid / Significant on-site lab work required)

Ref: 2281

Contact: paul@rheso.tech

The recruiting company:

Our client is a European start-up specializing in electronic warfare, secure communications, and precision localization technologies for the defense sector.

Key points of the position:

Reporting to the engineering team, you will design and develop the electronic hardware that powers advanced defense systems, from initial architecture to fully validated PCB assemblies.

As a Hardware Engineer, your missions will include:

• Designing complex multi-layer PCBs including mixed-signal, high-speed digital, and analog circuits,
• Routing critical interfaces for embedded processors, sensors, and communication modules within space-constrained systems,
• Developing robust power management architectures including PMICs and DC/DC converters for battery-powered field equipment,
• Managing technical interactions with PCB manufacturers and EMS partners from prototype development to serial production,
• Selecting electronic components that meet strict operational, environmental, and reliability requirements while monitoring supply chain risks and component lifecycle,
• Prototyping and performing board bring-up activities using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and electronic loads,
• Collaborating with RF, mechanical, and quality teams to ensure EMC/EMI compliance and optimize designs for manufacturing and testing (DFM/DFT).

Necessary skills:

• You must have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field,
• You have proven experience developing electronic hardware from concept to serial production, ideally within defense, aerospace, automotive, or industrial technology sectors,
• You have strong expertise in PCB design using modern EDA tools such as Altium Designer or KiCad,
• You possess solid knowledge of signal integrity, impedance control, and high-speed PCB routing practices,
• You are comfortable debugging hardware prototypes in laboratory environments,
• You have a good understanding of microcontroller architectures and interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN, and UART,
• Basic programming skills (C, C++, or Python) for hardware testing and board bring-up are appreciated,
• Fluent English is required and strong German skills are highly beneficial.

Eligibility for German security clearance (SÜ2/Ü2) is required : German or EU citizenchip mandatory.

Salary: 75-105k euros gross annual.

RHESO.TECH, a specialized recruitment agency

https://www.rheso.tech/

Keywords: hardware engineering, electronics design, PCB design, Altium, KiCad, embedded systems, power management, DC/DC converters, microcontrollers, SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, EMC, EMI, DFM, DFT, defense technology, Germany