Sr. Hardware Engineer

Description

 Senior Hardware Engineer  

Celona is looking for a talented Senior Hardware Engineer to join our team. 

As a Senior Hardware Engineer, you will own the technical interface between our in-house engineering teams and our ODM partners. You’ll review designs, validate prototypes, troubleshoot hardware issues, and ensure that our private 5G APs and related devices meet performance, cost, and reliability targets. You’ll work cross-functionally—liaising product management, software, operations, support and field engineering teams to bring robust, market-ready products online. 

This position will report directly to the Head of Engineering and our ideal candidate will be based in Silicon Valley, with the ability to be in our Cambell, CA headquarters at least 2 days a week. 

Core Responsibilities: 

• Review and approve ODM hardware designs (schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs) for 5G AP platforms 
• Define hardware requirements, tolerances, and test criteria; lead regular design-review sessions 
• Coordinate with sourcing, quality, and supply-chain teams to optimize cost and lead times 
• Guide ODMs through prototype builds and revisions; personally validate first-article units 
• Develop and execute test plans (RF performance, thermal, environmental, EMC/EMI) 
• Analyze failure modes, root-cause issues, and drive corrective actions 
• Partner with Product Management, CTO, Solution Architects on antenna integration, power-budgeting, and enclosure design 
• Work with software/firmware teams to verify hardware-software interoperability 
• Provide manufacturing-ready documentation: drawings, gerbers, assembly instructions, and test procedures 
• Support pilot trials, field tests, and customer-site deployments 
• Monitor production yields and quality metrics; implement DFM improvements 
• Troubleshoot in-market hardware issues and coordinate rapid ODM response 

Experience Required: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience 
• 5+ years’ experience in hardware development, preferably within wireless, telecom, or networking 
• Hands-on with PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence Allegro, or similar) and schematic capture 
• Solid understanding of RF fundamentals (5G sub-6 GHz/mmWave), high-speed digital design, signal integrity, power integrity 
• Experience defining and running environmental/EMC/EMI/thermal test plans 
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with ODMs, cross-functional teams, and external vendors 
• Proven track record of taking hardware from concept through production 

Nice-to-Haves: 

• Direct experience with private-networking or enterprise-grade wireless products 
• Familiarity with mechanical CAD (SolidWorks, Creo) for enclosure and thermal analysis 
• Knowledge of compliance standards (FCC, CE, PTCRB, RED) 
• Prior work in agile or lean-manufacturing environments 
• Experience with design-for-test (DFT) and automated test systems 

Compensation for this role is between $150,000- $185,000.00  

At Celona full-time employees are eligible to receive stock options and company sponsored benefits.   

About Celona:  

Founded in 2019, privately held Celona is a pioneer and leader in the emerging market of enterprise private 5G networks. With private wireless technology, enterprises for the first time are able to provide wire-like reliability for mission-critical applications across their wireless infrastructure, facilitating a step change productivity capability.  

Celona is deployed in production networks of some of the world’s leading G2000 global brands including BP, Lyondell and BMW.  

Headquartered in Campbell, CA, we are an emerging growth technology company backed by Tier 1 investors, with a culture rooted in innovation, customer-first advocacy and measurable impact. As we scale, we are committed to building world-class teams, systems, and processes to drive our mission of disrupting the private wireless industry. 

To date, the company has raised over $135 million from venture and corporate investors
including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, NTT Ventures, Cervin
Ventures, DigitalBridge and Qualcomm Ventures.  

For more information, please visit celona.io