Hardware Engineer I

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Hardware Engineer I to join the Data center Power & Control ZPE Systems Team.  This position reports to Blumenau - SC Brazil.

What Will You Do? 

• Support product certification activities for ZPE Systems hardware products across global markets, including preparation, tracking, and organization of technical documentation.
• Work with internal engineering teams, test laboratories, certification bodies, and manufacturing partners to support compliance activities related to EMC, safety, RF, telecom, and environmental requirements.
• Review schematics for networking, serial communication, embedded computing, and peripheral interfaces under the guidance of senior hardware engineers.
• Assist with NPI activities, including prototype bring-up, validation, issue tracking, manufacturing support, documentation, SOPs and engineering change implementation.
• Support hardware debugging and validation of Linux-based products, including basic board-level testing, peripheral verification, log collection, and coordination with software/firmware teams.
• Maintain certification files, test reports, declarations, BOM-related documentation, technical construction files, and compliance records.
• Help identify potential design, documentation, or compliance gaps early in the development cycle.
• Support sustaining engineering activities for existing ZPE Systems hardware platforms.

Education, Experience  

• Recent graduate in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Entry-level candidate with prior hands-on exposure through internships, undergraduate research, academic projects, lab work, or participation in product development activities.
• Strong interest in hardware product development, certification, compliance, embedded systems, and Linux-based networking products.
• Able to work carefully with documentation, test reports, schematics, BOMs, datasheets, and certification requirements.
• Comfortable learning from senior engineers while gradually taking ownership of well-defined engineering tasks.
• Organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to communicate clearly with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and external partners.
• Advanced English reading and writing skills, especially for technical documentation, datasheets, standards, and certification reports.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: 

• Basic to intermediate understanding of electronics, including schematics, components, circuits, power supplies, digital interfaces, and board-level design concepts.
• Familiarity with schematic review or development tools such as Altium, EasyEDA, KiCad, or similar.
• Basic knowledge of hardware interfaces commonly used in embedded/networking products, such as UART, I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, PCIe, GPIO, and serial communication standards.
• Basic Linux knowledge, including command-line usage, logs, device enumeration, networking commands, and interaction with embedded hardware.
• Exposure to embedded systems, networking devices, or computer hardware platforms.
• Ability to read datasheets, application notes, test reports, and technical standards.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to maintain organized tracking files, checklists, reports, and certification records.
• Experience with Excel or similar tools for tracking certifications, BOM information, test status, and issue lists.
• Basic lab skills using equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, or network/serial test equipment.
• Preferred: prior internship, undergraduate research, capstone project, or lab experience involving hardware design, validation, compliance, Linux-based systems, or embedded/networking products.
• Preferred: Basic understanding of certification and compliance concepts such as EMC, EMI, ESD, RF, safety, FCC, CE, ANATEL, KC, IMDA, MTCTE/NCCS, and related regulatory processes.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

 About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development. 

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