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In this role, you will develop hardware solutions, create PCB layouts, write embedded firmware, and design mechanical enclosures for sensor and communication systems in a dynamic team.
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Your role in the team
- Onodrim is building Europe’s largest defence and industrial platform. We acquire specialist manufacturers in critical defence and dual-use supply chains, then invest in their growth with capital, technology and operational expertise.
- OnodrimX is our internal R&D unit. It builds the products and technologies the platform needs that no one in our supply chain makes yet—sensor, compute, and communications systems combining hardware, firmware, and software—and takes them from concept through prototype to demonstration with real users.
- Hardware engineers at OnodrimX design and build the physical systems that those products run on.
- This is a generalist role in a small team. On one programme you'll be designing the PCB for a low-power sensor node, writing the firmware that reads its sensors and talks to the radio, and designing the enclosure that keeps it alive in the ground for months; on another, packaging a compute-and-radio unit for a vehicle, with the power, thermal and connector design that implies; on a third, building the test rig that proves either of them works.
- You'll sit next to the software engineers, debug across the boundary, and be at the demonstrations when the hardware has to work.
- Design the electronics. Own schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout and bring-up for sensor, compute and communications hardware—low-power mixed-signal boards, power supplies, interfaces to radios, sensors and peripherals.
- Write the firmware. Bring up boards, write drivers and the embedded code that reads sensors, manages power and communicates with the rest of the system; work with the software engineers to define where the firmware ends and their code begins.
- Design the mechanics. Own enclosures, mounts, sealing, thermal and connector design so the hardware survives the ground, the vehicle and the weather; design for the environment it will actually see.
- Build and test. Have prototypes made—in-house, with quick-turn suppliers, or with a portfolio company—assemble and test them, and build the rigs and fixtures that demonstrate performance, power, and environmental robustness.
- Own a work package. Take a sub-system from the programme plan, scope it with the Head of Research & Development, estimate it, build it, test it and integrate it on the milestone date.
- Support trials and demonstrations. Travel to test sites and customer demonstrations, keep the hardware running under real-world conditions, feed any issues back into the next revision, and be able to demonstrate the product.
- Prepare for production. Keep bills of materials sourceable, drawings and test procedures complete, and design files organized so that a manufacturer can take over the product and build it at scale; work with their engineers on the transfer.
- Manage suppliers. Oversee the PCB fabricators, assemblers, machine shops, 3D-printing providers and component suppliers the programmes depend on; know lead times before they become a problem.
- Raise the bar. Review others’ designs, share what you learn, and help onboard the engineers who join after you.
Our expectations of you
Education
- A degree in electrical, electronic, mechatronic or mechanical engineering, or a closely related discipline—or an equivalent track record of hardware you have designed, built and shipped.
Qualifications
- Fluent in a modern ECAD tool (Altium, KiCad, or similar) and a mechanical CAD tool (SolidWorks, Fusion, Onshape, or similar), and comfortable with C/C++ on microcontrollers.
- Hands-on at the workbench: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, soldering iron, 3D printer; you’ve debugged a board that didn’t work and a part that didn’t fit.
- A builder's mindset: you prefer a working prototype this week to a complete design next month, and you finish what you start.
- Clear, direct communication in English, both written and spoken, with engineers and non-engineers.
- Willingness to travel within Europe for trials and demonstrations, with occasional travel to the US.
- Right to work in the UK, Switzerland or the EU, and eligibility for a national security clearance in at least one of our operating countries.
Experience
- 3+ years as a hardware engineer, with hands-on experience in at least two of the following: PCB design and bring-up, embedded firmware, mechanical and enclosure design, power and battery systems, RF or sensor front-ends.
- Experience designing for real-world environments—ingress protection, temperature, vibration, battery life—not just for the lab.
What we offer
- We operate our business in English; knowledge of a European language other than English is beneficial.
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About your employer
Onodrim Industries B.V. is an advanced company based in Amsterdam that specializes in creating a platform for the European defense and industrial sector. The company provides support for critical businesses and supply chains through capital, technology, and operational and sales expertise. Onodrim Industries focuses on mission-critical solutions in defense manufacturing and industrial production.
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