Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Tractive is the most trusted name for keeping cats and dogs safe and healthy. The secret to our success? A team of truly unique individuals who care about each other just as much as going the extra mile for pet parents. Want to be part of our story? Check out this role and see if you’re a good match!

Your territory

As part of our Hardware team, you will:

• Own the electrical validation and verification of our GPS trackers - from first prototypes to products trusted by pet parents worldwide

• Make sure our designs and prototypes work as intended and that all signals behave as they should

• Dive deep into datasheets and hardware components to fully understand their behavior and interactions

• Identify optimization potential and define how we configure and operate components to get the most out of them

• Set up, extend and maintain automated test setups, including connecting and integrating new test equipment

• Turn measurement data into clear, actionable feedback for the Hardware and Firmware teams

• Carry out failure analysis and customer feedback investigations to continuously improve product quality

• Help ensure our hardware is robust, reliable and ready for real-world adventures with pets

• Work hands-on with lab and measurement equipment and turn complex data into clear decisions

• Challenge our manufacturers and suppliers with your ideas, visions and technical expertise

• Bring in your fresh ideas to make Tractive better - you’ll never hear the phrase “...because that’s how we’ve always done things”

• Continuously grow personally and professionally, take ownership of areas that show your potential, and attend workshops which help you get to the next level

Your profile

Key requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in a hardware engineering or hardware validation role

• Strong track record in hardware verification and validation from prototype to volume production

• Solid experience in PCB layout review and signal integrity testing

• Confident using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers and similar tools

• Proven experience automating tests and integrating new test equipment, ideally using Python

• Mechanical design knowledge is a plus

• Very good English skills

Does this sound like you?

• Great at turning complex findings into clear messages for different stakeholders

• Self-starter with drive, who works independently and takes ownership

• Solution-oriented and structured, able to prioritize and focus on what really matters

• Comfortable applying the 80/20 principle - knowing when details matter and when a pragmatic approach is enough

• Interested in cutting-edge hardware, measurement technology and test automation

• Excited to work in Austria alongside an outstanding team