On hardware projects, the product idea is rarely the bottleneck. The bottleneck is electronics engineers who can design the circuit, the board and the power supply on time. Specialists in FPGA, power electronics or high frequency are a narrow pool, and with hardware the product window is even less forgiving than in software: the prototype, EMC tests and certification all have their deadlines.
In our experience, electronics engineering outsourcing closes this gap faster than permanent hiring. For a global electronics manufacturer we recommended more than 200 engineers, and over 20 were hired long-term, working on power sources and semiconductor solutions, among other things.
Why is it so hard to find electronics and FPGA engineers?
Because it is one of the narrowest specialisations on the market:
- a small pool of specialists in FPGA, power electronics and high-frequency circuits,
- slow recruitment that cannot keep up with the prototype schedule,
- strong competition for the same people among hardware companies,
- projects require experience with real hardware and measurements, not just theory,
- narrow specialists are hard to retain between projects.
Which electronics skills do we provide (FPGA, PCB, power)?
On projects for electronics manufacturers and industry, we have staffed, among others:
- programmable logic: FPGA, VHDL, Verilog,
- PCB design: Altium, Cadence, Eagle,
- power electronics: AC/DC, DC/DC, power sources,
- simulation and modelling: LTSpice, ANSYS HFSS, MATLAB, FEM analysis,
- measurement and validation: including vector network analyser (VNA),
- the software interface: Embedded Linux/Yocto, device drivers.
What does PCB design and hardware-software integration look like?
Good electronics is not just a schematic, but a board ready for production and wired to the firmware. So we look at it end to end:
- PCB design with manufacturability (DfM) and reliability in mind,
- integration of the hardware layer with software (firmware, drivers),
- prototype iterations until the circuit is stable and repeatable.
Power electronics and power supplies: where do we excel?
Power is often the hardest part of a product. Our engineers have worked on power sources, semiconductors and solutions for high-tech electronics, in contexts such as energy conversion and photovoltaic cells. This is an area where experience counts, not trial and error on the production line.
How do you handle quality, EMC and production readiness?
Electronics must pass tests and standards before it reaches the market. So we watch for:
- production readiness (DfM, component selection, availability),
- electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and circuit robustness,
- measurement validation on real hardware,
- repeatability between the prototype and the production run.
Which products do we most often support with electronics?
Our electronics skills fit a few recurring contexts:
- IoT devices and connected products (sensors, connectivity modules, control electronics),
- power and power electronics (power sources, converters, energy conversion),
- industry and automation (control, measurement, power circuits),
- high-frequency and RF circuits, where precision and simulation matter.
FPGA or microcontroller: how do you match the chip to the product?
Not every product needs an FPGA, and not every one is served well by a microcontroller. We make the choice against real requirements:
- FPGA when parallelism, throughput and real-time signal processing matter,
- a microcontroller when simplicity, cost and low power are the priority,
- often a hybrid combining both approaches.
This choice feeds straight into cost, power consumption and time to market, so we make it deliberately, not out of habit.
How fast can electronics engineers join your project?
Speed and fit are the point. Because we verify skills before the start, the people who join are ready to work with hardware, not candidates to be trained. As a nearshore partner from Poland we work in a close time zone, so engineers genuinely join your working rhythm, design reviews and technical meetings.
Electronics outsourcing or your own team: what pays off?
This is not a “cheaper or more expensive” question, but whether you can get the right people in time for the prototype and certification. An in-house hardware team takes a long time to build, and narrow specialists are hard to retain between projects. Electronics outsourcing gives you access to rare skills exactly when you need them, without the cost of keeping them on permanently.
How do we do it at RITS?
We do it as a nearshore partner from Poland with a real track record in electronics and power electronics:
- for a global electronics manufacturer we recommended more than 200 engineers, with over 20 hired long-term,
- we worked on power sources, semiconductors and high-frequency circuits,
- we join electronics design with the software layer (firmware, drivers),
- we verify skills before the start, not from a CV.
Most often we do this as team augmentation (our engineers under your management) and, on longer programmes, we build a dedicated team.
Where to start when sourcing electronics engineers?
Start from a precise description of the circuit and requirements (FPGA, power, frequency band, standards) and from the prototype deadline. The clearer you are about what you need, the faster we deliver the right people. We covered the differences between engagement models in our article on IT engagement models.
Need electronics, FPGA or power-electronics engineers for your project? Let’s talk - we’ll match specialists to your circuit and schedule.