Senior Electronics Design Engineer in Sherlock, recruitment agency

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Electronics Design Engineer for our client — an ambitious Ukrainian MilTech company developing advanced electronic systems for defense technologies.

For over four years, the company has been building complex air defense systems. Today 8+ products are certified, mass-produced, and actively used to protect the airspace of Ukraine and several EU countries.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who wants to work on complex defense hardware systems and take ownership of the full hardware development cycle — from concept and design to prototype validation and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Design digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits using Altium Designer

• Develop embedded hardware around STM32 and other ARM-based microcontrollers

• Design power supply circuits, including DC-DC converters and LDO regulators

• Independently assemble and hand-solder prototype boards (SMD and through-hole)

• Perform hardware bring-up, testing, and debugging

• Work closely with firmware engineers on MCU integration and peripheral configuration

• Prepare production-ready documentation and assist with certification processes (e.g., CE, FCC)

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded electronics hardware design

• Hands-on experience with STM32 or similar ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers

• Strong proficiency in Altium Designer (schematics, PCB layout, design rules)

• Solid understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design

• Ability to independently design, build, and test hardware prototypes

• Experience using lab equipment: oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer, bench power supply

Nice to Have

• Experience with FPGA-based systems (Xilinx, Lattice, Intel/Altera)

• Knowledge of communication interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB

• Understanding of low-power design techniques for battery-powered devices

• Basic knowledge of C/C++ for firmware-level bring-up and testing

• Experience with certification processes (EMC/ESD, CE, FCC)

• Experience working with wireless modules (LoRa, BLE, Wi-Fi)

We Offer

• Official employment, with military reservation available subject to proper military registration documents

• Office-based work in Kyiv (Right Bank)

• Business trips up to 20% of working time (field commissioning, on-site supervision, testing in operational environments)

• Working schedule: Monday-Friday, 09:00—18:00 with flexible start time

• Salary discussed individually depending on experience and skills

• Opportunity to work on advanced defense technology products

• Work with complex engineering systems and modern technical solutions

• Strong engineering team and opportunities for professional growth