Opengear designs and manufactures products for data center and remote site management. We are a rapidly growing supplier of sophisticated data center, network and remote site management products. Our customers include tech unicorns and Fortune 100 companies. We are the leading supplier of out-of-band solutions for IT infrastructure management and are actively exploring new solutions for hyper-scale data center deployment and management. We are a global company with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Sandy, Utah.
What We Offer
We are seeking a hands-on Principal Electronics Engineer to join our Brisbane-based hardware team. In this role, you will act as a technical authority, driving high-quality hardware design and guiding the team through complex technical challenges and critical engineering decisions. You will play a key role in developing next-generation network resilience products, with a focus on chip-down SoC design and network-based systems, while mentoring and supporting a team of experienced engineers.
What You Will Do
- Lead the design and validation of complex electronic systems, including chip-down ARM and x86 SoCs, network switches, and high-speed interfaces
- Review and guide schematics, PCB layouts, and component selection with a focus on reliability, compliance, and cost optimization
- Provide technical leadership during board bring-up, validation, signal integrity analysis, and pre-compliance activities
- Act as a technical mentor to the hardware engineering team, supporting growth and development of senior engineers
- Support root-cause analysis and resolution of hardware issues from prototype through production
- Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and documentation
- Provide guidance on design decisions, trade-offs, and best practices to ensure high-quality outcomes
- Collaborate closely with firmware, software, and mechanical teams to ensure seamless system integration
- Partner with product management, engineering leadership and operations on feasibility, planning, and execution of development work
Who You Are and What You Bring
- 10+ years of industry experience in electronics design
- Proven track record of delivering production-grade hardware from concept through manufacturing
- Strong experience in digital circuit design, including chip-down SoC designs and high-speed interfaces
- Experience working on network-oriented or embedded hardware systems (e.g. switches, routers, or similar)
- Deep understanding of DFM, DFT, signal integrity, power integrity, thermal considerations, and EMI/EMC
- Hands-on approach with the ability to review, guide, and contribute to detailed engineering work
- Strong communication skills with the ability to guide and influence technical decisions
- Experience mentoring and supporting engineers in a collaborative team environment
- Comfortable working in agile development environments
Desired But Not Required
- Experience with Altium Designer
- Experience with FPGAs, cellular modules or RF systems.
- Experience with regulatory compliance testing and EMC best practices
- Experience with embedded Linux platforms and board-level debugging
- Experience with simulation tools for signal integrity, power integrity, thermal, or EMC analysis
- Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have valid work authorization in Australia at the time of application.
At Digi, we embrace diversity and inclusion among our teammates. It is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to providing an environment of respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates.
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