Salary Competitive

The position

As a hardware engineer, you will be an essential part of our product development team, where you will be involved in all aspects and phases of the development process. You will work in a fast and dynamic environment with colleagues involved in the development of hardware, software, mechanics, microbiology, and microfluidic solutions. The job includes all phases of hardware development, from conceptualization to design, layout, and implementation. It is important for our team that you can be challenged by solving new issues, value ownership and responsibility of the project, and have a proactive approach to work.


Responsibilities as Hardware Engineer

  • Elaboration and design of system architecture

  • Schematics and PCB layout in Altium Designer

  • System integration with a focus on ESD, shielding, EMC, and thermal issues

  • System bring-up

  • Communication and collaboration with the development team and partners

  • Root cause analysis and problem-solving

  • Documentation


About you

We expect you to have an engineering degree in electronics. You must have at least 2-3 years of experience within the following disciplines:

  • Development of devices or measuring instruments

  • System design incl. circuit design, system bring-up, integration and debugging

  • Digital electronics

  • Robust design in relation to ESD / EMI immunity

  • Work in a laboratory-based environment (soldering, oscilloscope, data collection)

  • Broad understanding of multi-disciplinary product development and the phases all the way from proof-of-principle to production

  • Knowledge of analogue electronics and its interface to digital electronics will be an advantage

  • You must be fluent in Danish and English, both in writing and speaking.


Personal skills

You must be motivated by technical challenges and be able to follow things through to completion. You feel well about design and theoretical work as well as with hands on, test and assembly work. Documentation of your work is part of your DNA and you are good at communication with the rest of the team, ensuring all work towards the same goals.

We value an informal tone of voice in our day-to-day work at SBT, and we would prefer to find yet another colleague who can easily switch between being jovial and professional.

For more information or questions please contact us at fra@sbtinstruments.com or phone number +452628 3890

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free lunch
Free lunch

Enjoy a free catered lunch with your colleagues, every day.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Pension plan
Pension plan

We take care of you, even when you are old and wrinkly.

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Working at
SBT Instruments A/S

The importance of bacteria in both industrial and medical applications is expanding exponentially. SBT Instruments provides fast and accurate bacteria-counting equipment to facilitate the bacto-revolution. Commercial success and pushing state-of-the-art technology to the market are the cornerstones of our company. SBT was established in 2014 as a spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark. Today, the company employs 15 people, has acquired two patents (recently filed for a third), has one product on the market and another product that is soon to be launched. Bacteria measurements are relevant in many different applications, but our current main market is found within the biopharma and biotech industries, where we sell our first product, BactoBox. We are partly owned by the Ellab-Fonden, a Danish commercial foundation that supports important and impactful social, humanitarian, and research projects.

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