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At TEKEVER, we lead innovation in Europe as the European leader in unmanned technology, where cutting-edge advancements meet unparalleled innovation.
Digital | Defence | Security | Space
We operate across four strategic areas, combining artificial intelligence, systems engineering, data science, and aerospace technology to tackle global challenges — from protecting people and critical infrastructure to exploring space.
We offer a unique surveillance-as-a-service solution that delivers real-time intelligence, enhancing maritime safety and saving lives. Our products and services support strategic and operational decisions in the most demanding environments — whether at sea, on land, in space, or in cyberspace.
Become part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and mission-driven team that is transforming maritime surveillance and redefining global safety standards.
At TEKEVER, our mission is to provide limitless support through mission-oriented game-changers, delivering the right information at the right time to empower critical decision-making.
If you're passionate about technology and eager to shape the future — TEKEVER is the place for you.
Mission:
At TEKEVER, our autopilot runs on avionics hardware we design ourselves, for aircraft that operate in the most demanding environments. As Embedded Systems Engineer on the Autopilot Hardware side, you will own the electronics that host our flight control software: mixed-signal PCBs, sensor interfaces, power conditioning, and the test infrastructure that proves they work. You will take designs from schematic and layout through bring-up, environmental qualification, and DO-254 evidence — making sure every board that goes into a TEKEVER aircraft is verifiably safe to fly.
What will be your responsibilities:
Design schematics and multi-layer PCB layouts for autopilot avionics — analog, digital, and mixed-signal — including MCU subsystem, sensors, power, communication, and protection circuitry.
Translate system and software requirements into hardware solutions; trade off performance, cost, qualification level, supply chain, and certification implications.
Manage signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and thermal performance from schematic through layout, simulation, and bench validation.
Define test control points and Design-for-Test access early in the design — test pads, headers, JTAG/SWD, boundary scan, observation nets — so every board can be characterised, debugged, and produced reliably.
Lead board bring-up: validate power rails, clocks, resets, peripherals, and signal quality; collaborate with the firmware team to debug at the silicon/board boundary.
Integrate and characterise sensors (IMU, GNSS, magnetometer, barometer, pitot/air-data) at the hardware level — sensor interfaces, isolation, timing, and noise budgets.
Plan and execute hardware validation campaigns aligned with DO-160 environmental categories: functional verification, temperature, vibration, shock, EMC/EMI, lightning, and accelerated life testing.
Own the hardware validation process end-to-end: requirements traceability, test plans, test cases, test rigs, and test reports.
Produce DO-254 evidence — Plan for Hardware Aspects of Certification (PHAC), Hardware Design Plan, Hardware Verification Plan, Configuration Management and Process Assurance artefacts — and support certification interactions.
Maintain technical documentation: schematics, BOMs, Gerbers, fabrication and assembly files; manage engineering change notes and revision control.
Work with PCB fabricators and EMS partners on fabrication, assembly, rework, and quality; support production ramp.
Collaborate with firmware, flight control, mechanical, propulsion, production, and quality teams to keep the hardware coherent with the full system.
Profile and Requirements:
Working knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and thermal design for embedded avionics.
Experience designing for embedded interfaces and buses: CAN, SPI, I²C, UART, RS-422, and at least one high-speed bus (USB, Ethernet, or similar).
Lab proficiency: oscilloscope, logic analyser, spectrum analyser, multimeter, JTAG/SWD; comfortable bringing up a new board from cold.
Nice to Have:
Direct experience with DO-254 (airborne electronic hardware) or work on DO-254-targeted programmes; familiarity with PHAC, HDP, HVVP, HCMP, HPAP artefacts.
Power electronics: DC/DC, battery management, motor/ESC power conditioning, inrush and brown-out handling.
High-speed digital design (DDR memory, USB 3.x, Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe) and the associated SI considerations.
IPC certifications (IPC-A-610, IPC-A-620, IPC-2221, IPC-6012) and awareness of class 3 manufacturing.
What we have to offer you:
Daily transportation to our main location in Caldas da Rainha from Leiria, Alcobaça, Rio Maior, and Lisbon.ment.
