Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Design and develop wireless power transfer and energy-harvesting hardware for IoT and wearable devices. Apply power electronics, RF and electromagnetic theory to create ICs and circuits, integrate solutions into scalable systems, optimize energy efficiency, and drive sustainable innovation for large sensor networks.

Tests, validates, and troubleshoots next-generation cloud server hardware for performance, power, reliability, and quality. Develops test scripts, documents results, identifies defects, recommends improvements, and resolves hardware issues across engineering and manufacturing environments. Requires hands-on embedded systems debugging, Linux and scripting experience, and knowledge of server architecture, firmware, operating systems, networking, storage, and hardware acceleration technologies.

Designs and maintains high-speed digital hardware for Nokia Service Router products. Responsibilities include ultra-high-speed PCB circuit design, simulation, verification testing, board bring-up, laboratory debugging, and taking complex board designs from concept through production release. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams, ownership of hardware integrity, and practical use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital debugging tools.

Analyzes complex hardware systems and SIGINT solutions; develops hardware specifications, designs, installation plans, and technical documentation. Procures, configures, installs, tests, maintains, and troubleshoots computers, servers, networking and communication equipment. Conducts site surveys, prepares technical design packages and test reports, trains site personnel, and supports hardware deployments across CONUS and OCONUS locations. Requires travel and an active TS/SCI clearance with Maryland polygraph.

Analyze complex hardware systems supporting SIGINT customer operations. Responsibilities include developing hardware requirements and specifications, designing system components, procuring and testing equipment, providing preventive and remedial maintenance, conducting site surveys, preparing engineering and installation documentation, configuring computers and network devices, supporting deployments, and resolving operational hardware issues. Level 1 engineers also develop installation schedules, train site personnel, and prepare technical design packages and site reports.

Designs, tests, simulates, verifies, and documents ASIC and FPGA hardware for signal-processing applications. Develops firmware and supports physical implementation using place-and-route tools and design libraries. Responsibilities include design analysis, security verification testing, hardware de-processing, tool and library integration, security evaluation documentation, VHDL review, full-scan testing, and security code evaluation. Level 4 engineers provide technical leadership and oversee other hardware design engineers.

Owns the hardware lifecycle for GPU and infrastructure assets, including fleet health monitoring, vendor RMA workflows, firmware and BIOS upgrades, burn-in testing, failure investigation, inventory accuracy, capacity planning, spare-parts strategy, runbook creation, and new platform qualification. The role serves as the technical owner of physical compute platforms and supports high-density GPU infrastructure across sites.

Develop and maintain large Python systems and C/C++ software supporting national security missions. Use Bash and other scripting languages, analyze RF signals, and work with embedded hardware, STM32 microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi devices, digital logic, and hardware debugging tools. The role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance with favorable polygraph, 15 years of relevant software engineering experience, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Maintain mission-critical machine rooms, labs, and communications rooms to agency standards. Monitor power, space, and cooling requirements; coordinate facility upgrades; install and decommission server, network, and communications equipment; manage hardware replacement tickets and vendor access; monitor room systems and resolve issues. The role also requires maintaining access lists, updating machine room drawings, supporting fiber testing, and collaborating with customers, facilities, vendors, and leadership.

The role manages system requirements and hardware design solutions using VHDL, focuses on national defense, and requires TS/SCI clearance.

Develop and own compute and GPU server platforms from architecture through global deployment. Responsibilities include schematic and layout reviews, design for manufacturability, new product introduction, board and system bring-up, validation, debugging, firmware and BIOS feature management, technology qualification, and vendor coordination. The role requires hands-on server architecture, board-level design, Linux and scripting expertise, platform validation, and five-day-per-week presence in the Cambridge office.

Designs, develops, analyzes, and tests information-processing hardware and hardware configurations. The role focuses on DSP, modulation and demodulation algorithms, waveform development, multi-rate processing, and digital filtering. Candidates need C, C++, and Python experience, an Electrical or Computer Engineering degree, and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Machine learning and experience with PyTorch or Rust are advantageous.

Validate server hardware components and new platform designs through power, thermal, performance, firmware, and automation testing. Maintain hardware test infrastructure, document technical findings, coordinate with ODM/OEM partners, and collaborate with software teams on BIOS, kernel, and firmware optimization. The role requires expertise in server architectures, validation methodologies, Linux, Python, Bash, Redfish, IPMI, and industry standards including PCIe, NVMe, and DDR.

Pipeline hiring for hardware engineers at all experience levels. Work includes circuit board design, schematic capture, component selection and prototype bring-up, hardware debug/testing and failure analysis, integration with firmware/software teams, and design for manufacturability with production handoff.

Designs, tests, documents, and reverse-engineers integrated circuits, microelectronic components, ASICs, FPGAs, and related firmware for signal-processing applications. Supports hardware modification for government requirements, develops P&R design flows, integrates tools and libraries, and coordinates engineering work. Senior levels lead designs, mentor engineers, develop reverse-engineering procedures, and oversee component de-processing and firmware retrieval.

Design and integrate complex computing systems for defense: perform hardware architecture, system and network integration (Cisco, servers, storage, GPS/timing), create ACAD/Visio drawings, BOMs, rack elevations, cabling plans, QA procurement, and manage vendor specifications and documentation. TS/SCI with polygraph required.

Provide hardware engineering support for SIGINT solutions: analyze and design hardware systems, perform procurement and acceptance testing, deploy and maintain equipment CONUS/OCONUS, conduct site surveys, prepare technical design packages and as-built drawings, train site personnel, and produce installation and test reports.

Lead R&D of electronic hardware for Battery Management Systems, driving PCB/EMC design, embedded systems and motor-control integration, board bring-up and troubleshooting, supplier collaboration, and cross-functional delivery for high-volume products while managing timelines and technical risk.

Lead design, modeling, analysis, and testing of complex high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuit card assemblies. Perform schematic development, component placement, PCB layout/routing, signal and power integrity simulations, and DVT. Debug hardware in lab, coordinate cross-functional activities, and mentor junior designers. Work requires active Secret clearance and close collaboration with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

The Hardware Engineer will design, prototype, and document electronic components, work with QA, and support sales with technical assistance, focusing on life safety solutions.

Design and validate wireless connectivity hardware for power tools: develop schematics and PCBs, build and test prototypes, perform board bring-up and failure analysis, collaborate cross-functionally, and maintain technical documentation through product development and manufacturing.

Design, develop, and test FPGA-based hardware and software subsystems for RF collection and communications. Implement DSP algorithms in FPGA, perform RTL development and timing closure, optimize resources, integrate FPGA with Linux/C/C++ codebases, and document system-level solutions for mission-critical intelligence applications.

Lead an IPT to transition hardware designs to production, manage schedules, CAM/EVMS activities, interface with manufacturing/supply chain/assurance, brief leadership, and drive drawing updates and integration/testing.

Lead design, development, construction, and testing of FPGA-based hardware and software processing components for RF communication/collection systems. Implement DSP algorithms in FPGA, integrate FPGA with Linux-based codebases, optimize RTL/timing/resources, and document subsystem solutions. Support mission-critical government client onsite.

Lead standardization strategy for optical transport and Ethernet technologies, develop and advocate contributions to standards bodies (ITU‑T, IEEE, OIF, OpenROADM), coordinate with PLMs and R&D, report progress internally, provide technical influence and guidance, and represent Nokia at standards meetings and industry events.