Senior Electronics Design Engineer
📍 Kyiv, Ukraine | Full-time | On-site | Hybrid
Seniority: Senior
About Esper Bionics
Esper Bionics is a human-augmentation startup that builds advanced bionic limbs and digital health solutions. Our flagship product, the Esper Hand, empowers people with limb differences to live fuller and more independent lives. We’re growing fast — driven by innovation, empathy, and a mission to bring futuristic healthcare into today’s world.
About the Role
As a Senior Electronics Design Engineer, you will own the full hardware development cycle — from initial product requirements to validating reliable designs and preparing them for mass production. You will play a key role in shaping next-generation bionic devices, working closely with cross-functional teams and influencing product architecture, quality, and manufacturability. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-growth environments, enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, and wants their work to have a meaningful real-world impact.
What You Will Do
- Designing hardware from product specifications to mass production
- Verifying and validating hardware
- Troubleshooting products and fixing bugs
- Assembling prototypes or managing prototype production via EMS
- Conducting schematic/PCB/documentation design reviews
- Creating and improving manufacturing documentation
- Designing tools for QA, Test, and Manufacturing teams
- Following industry-standard processes and procedures for medical equipment
- Collaborating with firmware, mechanical, QA, test, and manufacturing teams
- Planning work and reporting progress to management
- Designing products to pass EMC/ESD tests
- Supporting manufacturing and improving existing products
- Improving internal design processes
Desirable Experience and Skills
Broad expertise in IoT electronic product development with completed market products built from scratch, including:
- Schematic/PCB design using Altium Designer
- Proficiency in SPICE simulation
- Experience with rigid-flex/FPC design
- Understanding of high-speed signal propagation
- SI/PI simulation and debugging
- Scripting languages (Python/Matlab)
- Strong knowledge of analog electronics
- Expertise in advanced analog front-end development, multilayer stack-up planning, signal/power integrity, and dense PCB fabrication up to 12 layers
- Proficiency in English (Upper-Intermediate+), Ukrainian (native)
- Proactiveness and a learning mindset
Preferred Skills
- Experience in Bioengineering, BT/BLE, IoT
- Experience in high-growth startups or emerging technologies
- Awareness of CE/FDA certification requirements for electronic devices and IP protection
What We Offer
- Work on products that meaningfully improve people’s lives
- Hardware lab, tools, and full engineering support
- Fast decision-making and a culture of ownership
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunities for rapid professional growth
- A mission-driven, passionate team