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EXFO

Team leader - Hardware Engineering (HS)

EXFO
Finland · Full-time · Mid-Senior

The Role

Own and lead hardware development for Homeland Security products.

You are a hands-on technical leader responsible for both hardware execution and day-to-day leadership and development of a hardware engineering team. You report to the R&D Manager.

Why Join

  • Lead real hardware.
  • Lead a small, focused and experienced team.
  • Own real products.
  • Build systems that matter.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead hardware project planning and execution using established development processes
  • Provide day-to-day leadership and line management for hardware engineers
  • Own system-level hardware architecture and technical decisions
  • Drive digital, analog, RF, and mixed-signal hardware design
  • Lead PCB design, layout, signal integrity, and high-speed digital design
  • Manage component selection, BOM optimization, EOL components, and running changes
  • Support hardware bring-up, debugging, and failure/root-cause analysis
  • Lead hardware verification and validation, including automated test systems
  • Oversee environmental, reliability, and EMC/EMI pre-compliance testing
  • Drive requirements definition, technical risk identification, and mitigation
  • Support measurement automation and JTAG / boundary scan-based debugging
  • Own hardware across the full product lifecycle, from concept to field support
  • Collaborate closely with software, firmware, mechanical, test, and manufacturing teams

Must Have

  • Experience leading hardware development projects with full product ownership
  • Strong design background in at least one of:
    • PCB design & layout


    • RF design


    • System-level hardware design
    • Solid knowledge of:


    • Digital & analog circuit design


    • High-speed digital design & signal integrity


    • Power electronics and power distribution
    • Hands-on experience with:


    • Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers


    • Spectrum analyzers, signal generators


    • Vector network analyzers
    • Understanding of:


    • Microcontroller and SoC architectures


    • Basic firmware debugging and hardware bring-up


    • Communication protocols: I²C, SPI, UART, USB, CAN, Ethernet
    • Experience with failure analysis, product support, and field issue resolution
    • Autonomous, well-organized, highly self-motivated, and results-oriented
    • Able to communicate and collaborate effectively at all organizational levels

    Education

    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

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    Posted
    Feb 04, 2026
    Type
    Full-time
    Level
    Mid-Senior
    Location
    Oulu
    Company
    EXFO

    Industries

    Telecommunications

    Categories

    Engineering Information Technology

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