Experienced Electronics Engineer

Halter is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to take full ownership of key parts of their collar hardware. This role involves driving design decisions, solving complex field problems, and seeing work through from concept to mass deployment. You will work across ultra-low power design, RF optimisation, antenna tuning, solar conversion, battery systems, audio, and high-voltage pulse circuits in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment.

Halter is on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations, revolutionizing grazing with their technology. Join a talented team committed to solving challenging problems and making a real change in the world.

If you are excited to build for the real world and thrive on turning tough constraints into smart solutions, apply now to join Halter in Auckland, New Zealand.

Company Overview

Halter is on a mission to unlock more productive and sustainable agriculture by enabling farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence, and proactively monitor their cows’ health and behaviour. Backed by Tier 1 investors, Halter is transforming the farming industry with deep tech solutions. Their headquarters are in Auckland, New Zealand.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Applicable
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 5 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Rapidly design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for animal wearables and infrastructure.
• End-to-end electronic design ownership including component selection, analysis, simulation, schematic design, PCB layout, prototyping, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and testing.
• Innovate to improve reliability and hardware performance while minimizing cost.
• Collaborate with firmware, advanced systems, mechanical, production, and farm teams.
• Design for manufacturing, testing, and EMC.
• Develop and execute validation plans to verify critical features.
• Root cause analysis of manufacturing and field returns for design improvements.

Requirements

• A tertiary degree in Electronics Engineering, or similar relevant qualification.
• At least 5+ years' professional experience, ideally in a larger engineering organisation.
• Proven experience designing reliable electronics hardware and delivering into high-volume mass production.
• Experience designing and implementing circuit boards using MCUs, SoCs, IMUs, GPS, WiFi, LoRa, I2C, SPI, OpAmps, ADCs/DACs, SMPS, LDO and analog/digital mixed-signal design.
• Experience in ultra-low power IoT electronics design, including power generation, conversion, and optimisation.
• Proficiency with EE tools (SPICE simulation, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.).
• Strong organization, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a self-driven and demanding startup atmosphere.

Benefits

• Work that genuinely matters, transforming an entire industry and leaving the world in a better place.
• Be part of a team of spectacular people solving hard problems with diverse, kind, and driven individuals.
• Opportunities for growth through autonomy, mastery, and learning, with a $1,000 personal growth fund.
• The rewarding challenge of working in a fast-paced environment that reshapes an industry.
• Be part of an office-first culture that fosters connection, learning, and high performance.