Hardware Engineer

About the role

As a Hardware Engineer at SumUp, you'll play a key role in the early-stage development of physical payment products. You'll translate product specifications into efficient electrical designs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring hardware products from concept to mass production.

What you'll do

• Design, review, and improve electrical schematics for new product development
• Collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers to design, test and validate products
• Debug and validate designs through prototyping and iterative testing
• Brainstorm with the Hardware team to solve complex problems and suggest design improvements
• Act as hardware engineering expert and coordinate implementation with agile, cross-functional teams

What you'll need

• 3-5 years of experience in electrical engineering, ideally in consumer electronics or hardware product development
• Strong competence in RF (cellular, NFC, Wi-Fi/BT), power design, digital buses/protocols, battery technology, or analog design
• Proven experience bringing multiple hardware products to mass production
• Proficiency in mainstream CAD systems (Altium, Cadence/Allegro)
• Strong initiative, autonomy, and willingness to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)
• Basic coding skills for simple firmware compilation and validation

What they offer

• Dedicated annual Learning & Development budget for conferences and career advancement
• Virtual stock ownership program
• Corporate pension scheme
• 28 days paid leave plus birthday day off
• Global offsites and hackathons
• Urban Sports Club subsidy, subsidized office lunches, Babbel subscription