Hybrid Lead Hardware Engineer

at Timescapes

• Job title: Lead Hardware Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: IoT, Linux
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Parnell, New Zealand

About the role

• Lead Hardware Engineer managing the hardware development lifecycle for innovative camera systems. Oversee product development from concept to production with a focus on embedded software and hardware design.

Responsibilities

• **Hardware Development: **Lead the full product development lifecycle from concept to production, including electronics, firmware/software, and enclosure design.
• **New Products:** Design new products to expand Timescapes’ hardware catalog.
• **Embedded Software: **Create and maintain software across high-level software applications, embedded linux systems, and low level microcontroller firmware.
• **Existing Products: **Refine & improve existing established Timescapes products
• **Partner Management:** Manage & coordinate with external industrial design and contract manufacturing (CM) partners.
• **Manufacturing Support:** Collaborate with manufacturing houses to oversee prototype builds, testing procedures, and production transition.
• **Supply Chain:** Establish relationships with suppliers locally and overseas for core components such as batteries, modules, and cable assemblies.
• **Cross-Functional Collaboration: **Work with supply chain and logistics teams to support production, component sourcing, and distribution.
• **Documentation: **Create and maintain comprehensive design documentation, build instructions, test plans, and manufacturing guides.

Requirements

• **Educational Background:** Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related technical field.
• **Product Development: **Experience bringing a product from concept all the way to market.
• **Project Management:** Proven experience in managing not just the electrical & firmware design, but coordinating mechanical designers, manufacturers & post-release lifecycle support.
• **Proven Hardware Experience: **Demonstrated experience (ideally 5+ years) in embedded hardware development, including schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, and debugging complex systems.
• **Embedded Linux Expertise: **Strong hands-on experience with Yocto embedded Linux development, including kernel configuration, device trees, root filesystem customization.
• **Broad Technical Skills: **Solid understanding across various hardware domains: digital/analog circuits, power management, communication interfaces and system integration.
• **Security Knowledge:** Experience designing secure IoT systems and best practices.
• **Ownership & Initiative:** Ability to own projects end-to-end, manage competing priorities, and work effectively with significant autonomy.
• **Manufacturing Experience: **Proven understanding of DFM/DFT principles and direct experience working with contract manufacturers (CMs) and external design partners.
• **Regulatory Compliance: **Knowledge and experience taking products through certification processes (e.g., CE, FCC, RCM, UL).
• **Problem-Solving & Drive: **Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills with a curious, growth-oriented mindset in a fast-paced environment.
• **Communication & Collaboration: **Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to clearly articulate technical concepts.

Benefits

• This is your chance to help build something meaningful - technology that genuinely makes construction better while working with people who care about doing great work.
• We're at an exciting stage where your decisions will directly impact our trajectory as we scale globally.
• We offer
• Competitive compensation and equity package
• Health insurance
• 5% kiwisaver contribution
• EAP & wellbeing support