Principal Hardware Design Engineer

Are you an experienced Hardware Design Engineer?  Would you like to use your skills to help build the next generation Wi-Fi chips that will enable a new generation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices? 

As our Principal Hardware Design Engineer with Morse Micro you will be based at Morse Micro Headquarters in Sydney, working with the team to develop new application reference designs. You will be experienced in electronics hardware development for RF devices and be able to create and commission new applications designs to meet customer needs.

Morse Micro is Australia’s fastest growing semiconductor company that is shaping the future of Wi-Fi technology for the multi-billion dollar Internet of Things markets. At Morse Micro you will be working with experienced professionals and engineers, some of whom are the team that invented the original Wi-Fi technology that is ubiquitous today.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Development of new application reference designs
• Electronics hardware development and debug with emphasis on RF design
• Test and validation of new and existing designs 
• Investigating performance improvements
• Bringing up new hardware designs and ensuring they meet spec and regulatory standards
• Assisting other team members for system integration

Essential Skills & Requirements:

• BSc in Electrical / Electronics / Communication Engineering
• 12 years relevant industry experience as an electronics engineer or RF engineer
• Highly proficient with Altium Designer both schematic and PCB layout 
• Experienced in full product development life cycle from requirement definition through to design, implementation, test, and validation
• Experience with wireless systems design & validation
• Wireless systems bench testing with equipment such as vector signal generators, vector signal analysers and vector network analysers 
• Electronics validation and debugging 
• Experience with regulatory certification of electronics devices
• Ability to work in Linux
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Strong technical documentation skills

Who we are:

Morse Micro is Australia’s largest semiconductor company  building Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) chips for the Internet of Things (IoT). We are a team of wireless experts that love to work hard, innovate & invent. Together, we are building the world’s lowest power Wi-Fi technology that will enable billions of IoT devices to connect securely to the internet. We are a global team with offices in Sydney & Picton (Australia), Irvine & Bay Area (USA), Bangalore (India), Cambridge (UK), Hangzhou & Shenzen (China) and Taipei (Taiwan).

What we offer:

• Competitive salary + excellent stock option package
• Healthy work environment with sit/stand desks and large screens
• Lots of snacks & drinks, incl barista coffee & some of the world’s best beers
• Join a high performing, inclusive company where you can make a real impact

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