Senior Hardware Development Engineer (all genders)

Kapsch is one of Austria's most successful global technology companies. With its comprehensive ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) portfolio, Kapsch is actively addressing the challenges of the present and the future with intelligent mobility solutions in a wide range of application areas. As a family-owned company founded in 1892 and headquartered in Vienna, Kapsch can look back on 130 years of experience with the future. To learn more about our solutions and innovations, visit our website here.

Role Purpose

As a Senior Hardware Development Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing hardware components and products based on product requirements, architecture, and design specifications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams throughout the development lifecycle, from concept and design to verification and industrialization.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Design and develop hardware components for ETC (electronic toll collection)and ITS (intelligent transportation systems), transforming complex product demands into innovative solutions
• Define and implement product requirements into hardware architecture and design specifications
• Develop advanced analog, digital, power supply, and high-frequency circuit designs, ensuring quality and performance
• Support approvals, industrialization, and maintenance to deliver exceptional hardware products
• Create simulations, algorithms, and software to validate and optimize hardware functionality
• Maintain comprehensive development documentation to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the product lifecycle

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Electronics, Hardware Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of proven professional experience in system and circuit design (designing, analyzing, and testing electronic circuits), with a focus on EMC-compliant design and testing
• Strong skills in hardware development (measurement, prototyping testing/simulations).
• Analytical thinking, a structured approach to problem-solving, and a passion for mastering new technologies and concepts independently

• Experience with technical documentation and design specifications (requirements engineering)

• Strong communication skills and a proactive mindset

• Fluent in English (C1)

• German language skills are an advantage

Our Offer to You

• Be at the forefront of hardware innovation, with the power and freedom to influence the future of our products.
• Work in a collaborative, friendly, and motivated team that values innovation and initiative.
• Enjoy flexible working hours, home office options, and additional perks like operating restaurants, meal discount, bridge day regulation etc..
• The size and diversity of the Kapsch Group offer endless possibilities for new topics and career advancement.
• A market compliant gross salary of EUR 70.000 p.a. based on a full-time employment (38,5h/week), which can be adapted according to your qualifications and your professional experience
• The benefits of working for the Kapsch Group

Kapsch is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We attach great importance to a balance in the diversity of our employees. Therefore we welcome all applications without regard to gender, age, religious beliefs/ideology, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin.

We believe hiring is a human decision. AI supports some of the operational side of our process, such as interview scheduling and coordination, but every step that matters is handled by a person. Your application will be reviewed, your interviews will be conducted, and your offer will be made by humans who are genuinely invested in making thoughtful hiring decisions that benefit both you and our team.

Your contact for this position: Tatiana Rezan-Sirotinskis, Talent Attraction Partner Austria, P +43 50 811 1906 | M +43 664 6281906