Senior EMC / Hardware Engineer

You are hiring a senior-level hardware design engineer who specializes in EMC troubleshooting and isolated PoE power design for networking and wireless products.This is a hands-on design role, not a compliance test operator.Atheer ACT is a Saudi deep-tech telecommunications company building carrier-grade 60 GHz and mmWave wireless infrastructure for high-throughput backhaul and enterprise connectivity.What they will doThis engineer will be responsible for diagnosing and fixing a live EMC compliance failure on the PoE port of an outdoor wireless radio product. Their work will directly impact the success of the current certification cycle.Key responsibilities include:Analyze EMC failure plots and identify root causes quickly.Redesign isolated PoE PD converters (IEEE 802.3bt Type 3/4).Design and tune magnetics: flyback transformers, common-mode chokes, isolation barriers.Optimize PCB layout for EMC performance: grounding, isolation, filter placement.Reduce conducted emissions on telecom ports (CISPR 32 / EN 55032 using ISN).Guide the product through full EMC certification, including retests.Work closely with hardware, RF, and compliance teams to implement fixes fast.This is a hands-on design role, not a lab technician role.RequirementsMust-have experience8+ years of experience designing PoE power stages, solving EMC failures, and shipping telecom or networking hardware through certification.Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field; equivalent hands-on design experience will be considered equally.Isolated PoE PD converter design compliant with IEEE 802.3bt Type 3 or Type 4.Flyback topology design and transformer construction.Common-mode choke selection under DC bias.CISPR 32 / EN 55032 conducted emissions testing on telecom ports using ISN.PCB layout for EMC performance, including grounding, isolation, and filter placement.Nice to havemmWave / 60 GHz / IEEE 802.11ad/ay wireless product experience.10GBASE-T PHY experience.Radiated emissions and immunity testing for outdoor equipment, including ESD and surge.Open to onsite or hybrid work arrangements.Immediate start availability.BenefitsWill be determined later on based on the experience.

You are hiring a senior-level hardware design engineer who specializes in EMC troubleshooting and isolated PoE power design for networking and wireless products.

This is a hands-on design role, not a compliance test operator.

Atheer ACT is a Saudi deep-tech telecommunications company building carrier-grade 60 GHz and mmWave wireless infrastructure for high-throughput backhaul and enterprise connectivity.

What they will do

This engineer will be responsible for diagnosing and fixing a live EMC compliance failure on the PoE port of an outdoor wireless radio product. Their work will directly impact the success of the current certification cycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Analyze EMC failure plots and identify root causes quickly.
• Redesign isolated PoE PD converters (IEEE 802.3bt Type 3/4).
• Design and tune magnetics: flyback transformers, common-mode chokes, isolation barriers.
• Optimize PCB layout for EMC performance: grounding, isolation, filter placement.
• Reduce conducted emissions on telecom ports (CISPR 32 / EN 55032 using ISN).
• Guide the product through full EMC certification, including retests.
• Work closely with hardware, RF, and compliance teams to implement fixes fast.

This is a hands-on design role, not a lab technician role.

Requirements

Must-have experience

• 8+ years of experience designing PoE power stages, solving EMC failures, and shipping telecom or networking hardware through certification.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field; equivalent hands-on design experience will be considered equally.
• Isolated PoE PD converter design compliant with IEEE 802.3bt Type 3 or Type 4.
• Flyback topology design and transformer construction.
• Common-mode choke selection under DC bias.
• CISPR 32 / EN 55032 conducted emissions testing on telecom ports using ISN.
• PCB layout for EMC performance, including grounding, isolation, and filter placement.

Nice to have

• mmWave / 60 GHz / IEEE 802.11ad/ay wireless product experience.
• 10GBASE-T PHY experience.
• Radiated emissions and immunity testing for outdoor equipment, including ESD and surge.
• Open to onsite or hybrid work arrangements.
• Immediate start availability.

Benefits

Will be determined later on based on the experience.

Atheer Connectivity builds carrier-grade 60 GHz wireless infrastructure that delivers fibre-class throughput without the fibre. License-free spectrum, sub-millisecond latency, and deployment in days — not years. Our AirWave platform powers Saudi Arabia's most demanding networks from mainland-to-island backhaul to gigabit CCTV at heritage sites, AirWave delivers where traditional infrastructure can't reach. For WISPs hitting capacity ceilings. For enterprises needing campus backhaul without civil works. For carriers building giga-project networks at scale. Founded and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.