Company Description

Design the hardware that makes streetlights smart

Schréder is a leading provider of global lighting solutions, serving customers across the commercial, industrial and public sectors. With a strong focus on innovation, technology and sustainability, we are dedicated to delivering comprehensive solutions and exceptional customer service.

EdgeMachines is our edge-AI sensing division, and it is where lighting infrastructure becomes intelligent. We build compact, low-power sensors that turn ordinary streetlights into a privacy-first, real-time data network. Mounted on infrastructure cities already own, our sensors read traffic, parking, air quality, noise and crowd movement, and process every bit of it directly on the device, so raw data never leaves the street.

This is smart-city sensing without the bandwidth, the cost or the privacy trade-offs, already deployed in cities across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

We are looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to help shape the next generation of these outdoor edge-AI products, from early concept through to production.

This is a broad, hands-on senior role. You will take ownership of the electronics across architecture, schematic and PCB design, RF and cellular connectivity, sensor integration, power systems, thermal performance and long-term reliability, for products that live outdoors on streetlights in demanding conditions. The role deliberately extends beyond the PCB into the practical engineering that gets a product built well: test fixtures, production software, validation methods and manufacturing processes.

You will have significant influence over product architecture, engineering standards, design-for-manufacture, and the reliability of hardware deployed at scale in the field.

It will suit an engineer who enjoys working across disciplines: reviewing a complex design one day, debugging hardware in the lab the next, working through enclosure and thermal trade-offs with mechanical engineers, and resolving issues on the production line.

What you will do





Own schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, design reviews and hardware release across digital, mixed-signal, power and RF sections, balancing cost, robustness, DFM and DFT

Bring up and debug complex embedded hardware using structured measurement and root-cause analysis

Design and validate high-speed interfaces, clocks, memory, cameras and other signal-integrity-sensitive circuits

Drive EMC pre-compliance and formal compliance activities, using test results to guide practical design improvements

Advance cellular and wireless performance through antenna tuning, placement, matching, grounding, shielding and enclosure-aware RF design

Integrate camera, microphone, environmental and radar sensors, and validate their electrical and system-level performance

Develop power supplies, protection, low-power behaviour and thermal performance for reliable outdoor operation

Use CAD and 3D printing to develop enclosures, mounts, seals, prototypes, assembly aids and test jigs

Manage component lifecycle, availability, alternates and obsolescence risk

Build factory fixtures and automated workflows for programming, functional test, calibration, RF checks, traceability and reporting

Write practical Python or C/C++ tools for test automation, DFM and engineering analysis

Partner directly with suppliers and manufacturers on production support, yield optimisation and engineering change control

Qualifications

Strong electronics product-development experience spanning prototype, verification and production

Advanced schematic capture and PCB layout capability, including RF-aware and mixed-signal design





Hands-on EMC debugging and compliance experience, and practical antenna or cellular modem integration experience

Confidence with oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, VNAs, logic analysers and electronic loads

Practical mechanical design skills, and enough software ability to automate engineering and manufacturing tasks A methodical, ownership-driven approach and the ability to collaborate across software, hardware and manufacturing

Beneficial

Connectivity and RF: LTE-M / NB-IoT, LoRaWAN, Wi-SUN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GNSS

Interfaces, firmware and high-speed design: USB, camera MIPI CSI buses, digital audio, embedded firmware, or high-speed digital signal design

Standards and compliance: RCM / CE / FCC / RED, or Zhaga Book 18 / D4i

Outdoor products and manufacturing: IP-rated or outdoor products, PCBA production, or yield improvement

Why join

Genuine ownership from concept through to field deployment, not a slice of someone else's design A complete, real-world product spanning outdoor electronics, embedded Linux, edge AI, wireless connectivity, cloud services and manufacturing

Hardware you design, deployed on lighting infrastructure in cities worldwide through Schréder's global reach The autonomy and pace of a small, practical engineering team, with the backing and stability of a global leader

Hybrid working, based in Sydney

If you want to own real hardware end to end and see it deployed at scale, we would like to hear from you.

Additional

Information

Respect is one of our Values. Our commitment to inclusivity goes hand in hand with our dedication to sustainability and the setting. Inclusivity is part of who we are, so we encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

At Schréder, we commit ourselves to co-creating an environment where passionate people work and win together, learn and have fun. Let Join us!

City: Australia (Sydney)

📌 Senior Electronics Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Schréder
📍 Sydney