Job description
Zeno is seeking a Vehicle Electronics (Hardware) Engineer to lead the design and development of electronic hardware systems for our next-generation EV platform.
Location: Bengaluru – Work from Office (5 days a week)
Start Date: Immediate
About Zeno
An unprecedented energy transition has begun.
To meet 2040 net zero goals, over 2 billion electric two-wheelers (motorcycles) must be sold and $11 trillion in fuel consumption replaced.
Zeno is building a tech platform to electrify this two-wheeler market, currently responsible for more than 4% of the world’s GHG emissions.
Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition and democratize the benefits across Africa, India, and Latin America.
With a focus on East Africa as a starting point, Zeno is building a new energy ecosystem with ground-up development of a fundamentally better electric motorcycle and associated battery swap network to drive a better experience for our customers.
The Role
Zeno is seeking a Vehicle Electronics (Hardware) Engineer to lead the design and development of electronic hardware systems for our next-generation EV platform.
This role will focus on end-to-end hardware development including architecture design, schematic capture, PCB design, component selection, compliance testing, and product validation.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and cost-optimized electronics for Zeno’s electric motorcycles.
What You’ll Do
- Lead end-to-end design and development of Telematics Control Units (TCUs), Vehicle Control unit (VCU), Charge controller (EVCC) etc
- Work with suppliers, PCB fab and assembly houses to ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, while maintaining high quality and reliability.
- Select and validate vehicle wire harness subcomponents including wire material and guage, connectors, switch gear, and layout needed to minimize cross talk
- Translate market and product requirements into hardware block diagrams and system architecture.
- Develop and implement power tree architectures using Buck-Boost converters, LDOs, and low-power design principles.
- Select components in collaboration with vendors and suppliers to balance performance, cost, and availability.
- Own schematic drafting, PCB stack-up, and layout design using tools such as Altium Designer.
- Create and manage BOMs; ensure quality improvement and cost reduction in product design.
- Perform DFM, DFA, and DFT reviews with manufacturing and EMS partners.
- Draft and execute test plans for board bring-up, hardware debugging, antenna tuning, and compliance validation.
- Work closely with firmware engineers to ensure seamless hardware–software integration.
- Ensure compliance with automotive and EV regulatory standards (AIS004, AIS140).
- Contribute to DFMEA, supplier assessments, and design reviews.
- Support POC builds, customer evaluations, and field issue resolutions.
What You Bring
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC compliance design, signal integrity, mixed signal design principles.
- 5–8 years of experience in electronic hardware design, preferably in automotive or IoT/EV domains.
- Proven expertise with microcontrollers (STM, NXP, ESP32) and IoT modules (N58, EC200, EC25, EG800, N720, N706, C10GS, L89H, GEM1205, ESP32).
- Strong understanding of communication protocols: I2C, SPI, UART, USB, SDIO, CAN, RS485/232, LTE (4G/2G), GNSS, IRNSS, BLE.
- Hands-on experience with AIS004 and AIS140 compliance testing.
- Proficiency in power electronics fundamentals and power tree architecture.
- Strong knowledge of schematic design, PCB layout, and component libraries.
- Familiarity with DFMEA, DFM, DFA, and quality/reliability processes.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with experience.
- Company-sponsored healthcare plan.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge EV electronics at the heart of the energy transition.
- Join a world-class global team shaping the trillion-dollar transition of two-wheelers to electric.
Required Skill Profession
Engineers