Hardware Engineering
Hardware Engineer (all genders)
Full-time
Akilaris develops AI-enabled space intelligence and collision-avoidance capabilities for safer satellite operations. We are a Bremen-based European team working at the intersection of software, AI, aerospace engineering and operations. We describe the work as it is: priorities can evolve, safety and evidence come before hype, and no contribution is used operationally without the appropriate review.
You work across requirements, design, bring-up and verification. Assignment to a flight or customer programme depends on maturity, verification and programme decisions; this posting does not promise that any individual board will fly.
Your Mission
- Translate system needs into documented hardware requirements, interfaces and design trade-offs
- Develop schematics, PCB, FPGA or embedded components according to your strongest discipline
- Plan and run reproducible bring-up, functional, environmental-preparation and reliability tests
- Automate measurements and preserve configurations, results and traceability
- Lead or support design reviews, failure analysis and corrective actions
- Collaborate with software, AI and systems colleagues on interfaces, performance and constraints
What You Bring
- Evidence of hands-on hardware development through professional work or substantial projects; a relevant degree or equivalent experience
- Depth in at least one of embedded systems, FPGA development, digital/analogue PCB design or hardware test
- Safe, methodical lab practice and the ability to document decisions and results
Helpful, Not Required
- VHDL/Verilog, C/C++ and Python for test automation
- PCB design and mixed-signal debugging with common lab equipment
- Knowledge of radiation, thermal, vibration or EMC constraints
- Experience with ECSS-informed development, configuration control or satellite interfaces
Practical Details
- Regular presence in the Bremen lab is essential; reasonable workplace adjustments can be discussed
- Test-campaign schedules are planned and communicated within applicable working-time rules
- The role is based in Germany. You must be entitled to work in Germany by the agreed start date; any support with permits or relocation is assessed individually and is not guaranteed.
- Some project assignments may be subject to German or EU export-control and security requirements. Any restriction relevant to this role is assessed case by case and explained transparently; we do not apply a blanket nationality requirement.
What to Expect
- Purposeful work on safer and more sustainable satellite operations
- A small, cross-functional European team with short feedback loops and direct access to the context needed for your work
- Responsibility matched to experience, with review and support rather than unverified autonomy
- The role-specific work model stated in this posting; student schedules are planned around agreed university commitments
- Candid feedback, room to learn across disciplines and respect for well-reasoned disagreement
Our Hiring Process
The exact process depends on the role and is explained at the start. It typically includes:
- a structured first review against the published core criteria,
- a role-related conversation and, where useful, a short time-boxed work sample — never unpaid customer or production work,
- a mutual alignment discussion covering mission, collaboration, work model and terms.
Pay Transparency
We discuss the specific pay and objective criteria transparently before making an offer. Where the law requires earlier or additional information, we follow those requirements. We do not ask about salary history.
How to Apply
Email your CV or current profile and three to five sentences about your role-related contribution to info@akilaris.com with the subject line “Application: Hardware Engineer (all genders)”. For technical or creative roles, you may link one relevant work sample.
Please do not send a photo, date of birth, marital status, salary history, nationality, health information or unrelated certificates. We do not need them for the first review.
We assess applications fairly and without discrimination, based on the role requirements and each person’s potential. We discuss reasonable adjustments to the application process confidentially.
Applicant Data Notice
We process only the data you send for assessing your application and communicating during the hiring process. The controller is Akilaris UG (haftungsbeschränkt), c/o Clockwise, Martinistraße 62–66, 28195 Bremen, info@akilaris.com. The legal bases are section 26 BDSG and Article 6(1)(b) GDPR; where data is retained temporarily for legal defence, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR applies.
After an unsuccessful process, we generally delete application data after six months unless a legal duty or your explicit consent permits longer storage. Access is limited to people and instructed service providers who need it for the process.
Your rights include access, rectification, erasure, restriction and complaint to a data-protection authority. More information is available in our privacy policy.
Location
Bremen, Germany, Primarily on-site for lab work; hybrid for suitable design tasks.