Senior Hardware Electronics Engineer

About Miko:

Miko is a leading consumer robotics company on a mission to make learning fun and accessible for children through AI-powered companion robots. Founded by IIT Bombay alumni, Miko blends advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and playful learning to engage children across 140+ countries. Our flagship products — Miko 3 and Miko Mini — are redefining the future of AI-driven consumer tech for families worldwide.

Role Overview:

Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer

Core Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electronics hardware platform for multiple projects.
• Partner with the embedded software team for hardware/ firmware co-design, development and integration; optimization.
• Ability to make sense of complex functional requirements, synthesize and build-up appropriate electronics
• hardware based solutions.
• Create a reliable, modular design and qualify the integrated design with respect to the functional and
• environmental performance requirements.

Requirements & Skills:

Must to have:

• 6 year to 10 years of experience in low-power circuit design, manufactured PCB bring-up, engineering-build integration and debug the performance issues in the integrated product.
• 4 year to 8 years of experience driving design development from component selection, schematic capture,
• PCB layout, assembly and integration with other modules of product.
• 5+ of experience in development of Multi-layer, mixed-signal board-level design in Altium/ Eagle.
• Experience of power supply topologies: DC-DC, Flyback Converters, LDOs, etc.
• Experience of Battery charger design, signal conditioning, sensor interface; protection circuits.
• Hand-on experience in hardware implementation of embedded system data communication protocols
• such as 1-wire, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, TCP/ IP, wireless, BLE, MIPI
• Experience of BDC/ BLDC or steppers motors, motor driver circuit design and its working and
• protection principles.
• Diverse experience in microcontroller/ microprocessor based circuit design and bring-up. Ideally from ST/ TI/ NXP/ Renesas and sensor interface on PCBA level.
• Ability to Interface sensors (sensor signal conditioning and instrumentation) like current-voltage, Time-of-
• Flight, Proximity, Position, ALS, etc on a PCBA level.
• Knowledge about Design calculations/ Worst-case performance analysis, Design Documentation during
• Product Development Life-Cycle milestones.
• Knowledge of EMI/ EMC/ ESD performance standards and practices is preferred.

Good to have:

1. Strong communication and documentation skills and ability to operate independently.

2. Experience with portable, battery operated designs and power budgeting.

3. Knowledge about Wi-fi/ Bluetooth/ RF/ Antenna Technologies .

4. Experience of Microphone and Speaker interface circuit design is a plus

5. Familiar with PCB fabrication technologies, Rigid-Flex PCBs, Flex Cables.

6. Hands-on experience of manufacturing process including DFM and DFT for consumer products at scale.

7. Familiar with MIPI Camera CSI and DSI ; display Modules and their communication protocols applications; Audio signal Processing and interface.