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Kickmaker

Industrializes high-tech prototypes to mass production

Electronics Engineer

Contract
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
Nantes, France
In Person
Hardware EngineeringBoard & Electronics Design

About the job

Requirements
  • Hold an engineering degree or a master's degree, equivalent to Bac+5.
  • Have at least five years of professional experience in electronic design.
  • Be familiar with industrial design for excellence (DFx) and product design.
  • Be proficient with software such as Cadence, Altium, and Advanced Design System (ADS).
  • Be proficient with metrology instruments such as oscilloscopes and multimeters.
  • Have proficiency in English.
Responsibilities
  • Define project requirements based on client needs.
  • Define product architecture according to cost, feasibility, schedule, and component criteria, in line with client needs.
  • Perform computer-aided design using tools such as Altium, Circuit Studio, Eagle, and KiCad.
  • Develop prototypes, including schematics, layout, and wiring design.
  • Prepare manufacturing documentation, including Gerber files, bills of materials, and assembly documentation.
  • Anticipate, conduct, and validate tests using available instruments such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and spectrum analyzers.
  • Support projects through certification phases, including electromagnetic compatibility, radio, and electrical safety certification.
  • Consult electronic manufacturing services providers on cost optimization, assembly, lead times, and component sourcing.
  • Provide industrial support to projects, including visits to electronic manufacturing services providers and manufacturing discussions.
  • Comply with established quality processes and applicable health, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Contribute to defining eco-design and industrial relocation approaches.
  • Participate in or implement product life-cycle assessments to improve products’ social and environmental impacts.
  • Implement eco-design analysis guidelines in product development.

About the company

Kickmaker helps high-tech companies turn prototypes into mass-produced products. It offers turnkey industrialization or stage-specific support across the full product lifecycle—design strategy, industrialization, production monitoring, quality control, and lifecycle management—for industries like drones, robotics, mobility, electrification, medical devices, embedded AI, IoT, and consumer electronics. It operates through four agencies (Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Shenzhen) plus urban micro-factories and leverages a community of about 150 engineers to deliver localized, scalable manufacturing. Its goal is to bridge prototype development and mass production by making high-tech products manufacturable at scale and ready for market deployment.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$5.5M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Kickmaker opened a tri-continental network and new U.S. facility by August 2026.
  • Kickmaker published fresh 2026 robotics and AI-physicality content, signaling active demand generation.
  • Medical and robotics partnerships in 2025 reached surgeons and industrial buyers, strengthening credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Services are commoditizing as Etteplan, Apside, and similar firms chase the same projects.
  • Hardware startups still cut spending fast; one funding winter hits utilization within quarters.
  • Kickmaker owns little proprietary product; clients can internalize industrialization and squeeze margins.

What makes Kickmaker unique

  • Kickmaker spans prototype-to-series industrialization across seven offices and urban micro-factories.
  • Kickmaker keeps client IP in-house while handling design, software, data, and architecture.
  • Kickmaker specializes in hardware-heavy categories: robotics, medical devices, electrification, drones, and embedded AI.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

Growth & Insights

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-2%