Hardware Engineer

Join Autronica Fire and Security – work with purpose

At Autronica, you're joining a leading innovator, manufacturer and supplier of fire and gas safety worldwide. Our products ensure safety in applications on land, sea and in the petrochemical, oil and gas sectors. We are an international company with offices worldwide and our HQ is located in Trondheim, Norway's technology hotspot.  Autronica's greatest assets are the expertise, creativity, and passion of our employees – and we're excited for you to join the team.  

Do you want to join a highly committed team eager to reach our esteemed vision of zero loss of lives, no injuries or damages caused by fire and gas?

About the role

We are currently looking for a Hardware Engineer to join our team in Gdańsk. In this role, you will be part of our local engineering team, working on fire system modules like detectors, panels and loop drivers. You will support projects focused on developing new systems from scratch, contributing to Autronica's mission of designing fire protection systems for the maritime, energy, and land sectors—work that truly saves lives and makes an impact.

As a Hardware Engineer, we expect you to be an independent contributor with high focus on your assignments, which is ensuring the quality and reliability of our electronic products. You'll combine hands-on testing with design work, collaborating with senior engineers to shape innovative systems. The role involves practical work in our internal labs, close teamwork with cross-functional teams, and coordination with external test labs. 

Your responsibilities as a Hardware Engineer will be:

• Preparing tests plan and performing hardware tests according to project requirements, including pre-compliance tests like functional, environmental and EMC.
• Designing and maintaining tests setups, fixtures and measurement systems.
• Supporting in identifying and resolving hardware issues.
• Supporting in designing schematics.
• Analyzing test results, preparing documentation and providing feedback to design engineers
• Conducting engineering research for EN54 directive compliance and preparing devices for testing at external research units
• Collaborate with external test laboratories, including occasionally visiting
• Providing support and maintenance for deployed products (handling change management, end of life components, cost optimization, bug fixes).

Who You Are

You are a curious, self-motivated, and solution-oriented engineer with a passion for new technology. You enjoy solving problems, collaborating with international teams, and exceeding customer expectations. With a hands-on mindset, you are comfortable setting up and troubleshooting hardware tests and have a solid understanding of electronics and lab processes.

• Min. Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics or related fields.
• Familiarity with environmental testing (temperature, vibration, humidity, etc.)
• Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design
• Ability to set up, run and troubleshoot hardware test setups
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Experience in certification process and working with external test labs
• Experience with lab equipment: oscilloscope, analyzers, power supplies etc.
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces and signal integrity
• Experience in creating electrical schematics
• Knowledge of EMC compliance, testing procedures and troubleshooting

Nice to have:

• Experience with automated test systems or scripting (eg. Python, LabView, Matlab)
• Familiarity with reliability and lifetime testing methods.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written) – required for documentation, technical communication, and collaboration with international teams and partners.

What do we offer?

• Interesting and challenging assignments in an international environment. 
• Possibility for an international career for the right candidate.
• Possibility for support to further education on Master level.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible working hours. 
• Insurance and pension plan.

Our commitment to you

As an employer of choice, our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity, and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops, and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork, and drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We aim to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback, and always challenging ourselves to do better. 

 The values that guide us are respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence.

 We're excited for you to join us and make a difference.

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