Top Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Designs, installs, tests, maintains, and troubleshoots RF and SATCOM hardware across multiple frequency bands. Performs site surveys, antenna and rack installation, RF measurements, link-budget analysis, and anti-jamming activities. Produces engineering drawings, plans, test reports, and maintenance documentation. Leads inspection and maintenance teams, mentors personnel, supports remote deployments, and collaborates with cross-functional engineering and program teams. Requires worldwide travel of up to 15%.

Analyzes, designs, configures, installs, tests, maintains, and documents complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions. Responsibilities include site surveys, technical design packages, hardware acquisition specifications, network and equipment configuration, installation scheduling, troubleshooting guides, test reports, and training site personnel. Deployments may occur within CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Designs, integrates, deploys, tests, and sustains hardware-based Cross Domain Solutions and secure infrastructure for DoD and intelligence environments. Leads hardware architecture, rack design, lifecycle management, vulnerability analysis, technical documentation, procurement coordination, accreditation support, and field deployment. Provides technical leadership, mentorship, training, and guidance on secure, scalable, mission-critical computing environments.

Manages manufacturing engineering performance across assigned aerospace suppliers. Coordinates multifunctional teams, resolves technical and delivery issues, guides supplier manufacturing processes, drives cost reduction, supports supplier selection and source changes, and develops underperforming suppliers. The role requires expertise across machining and additive manufacturing processes, supplier performance management, production control, and complex project coordination.

Leads manufacturing engineering and supplier performance for sourced hardware. Coordinates multifunctional teams, resolves technical and delivery issues, guides supplier improvements, drives cost reduction, supports supplier selection and source changes, and develops underperforming suppliers. Provides expertise across machining and manufacturing processes while managing complex supplier projects and frequent supplier travel.

Manage manufacturing engineering performance across assigned suppliers, coordinate cross-functional delivery improvement projects, resolve technical and delivery issues, guide supplier performance, drive cost reductions, support supplier selection and source changes, and develop lower-performing suppliers. The role requires deep expertise in machining and manufacturing processes, supplier operations, production control, and technical project leadership.

Leads manufacturing engineering for assigned aerospace suppliers, owning technical performance, resolving delivery and manufacturing issues, coordinating cross-functional delivery projects, and improving supplier performance. Provides expertise across machining and production processes, supports supplier selection and source changes, drives cost reduction, and develops underperforming suppliers. The role requires frequent supplier travel and collaboration with sourcing, quality, commercial, fulfillment, and production teams.

Manage manufacturing engineering performance for assigned suppliers, coordinate cross-functional delivery improvement projects, resolve technical and production issues, guide supplier performance, drive cost reductions, support supplier selection and source changes, and develop underperforming suppliers. The role requires expertise across machining and manufacturing processes, supplier operations, production control, and complex aerospace or automotive manufacturing environments.

Designs, develops, integrates, and tests FPGA hardware and software processing components for RF communication and collection systems. Implements DSP algorithms in FPGA, performs RTL development, timing closure, resource optimization, and hardware-software integration with Linux, C, and C++ codebases. Leads technical design efforts, documents solutions, and supports mission-critical intelligence requirements.

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.

Develop and operate Akamai’s Linux-based cloud infrastructure, including bare-metal and virtual machine platforms, kernels, operating systems, and KVM/QEMU virtualization. Build software, automation, observability, and infrastructure enhancements at scale; troubleshoot complex distributed-system issues; collaborate across engineering and operations; mentor team members; and participate in on-call service restoration.

The role involves optimizing hardware support within a software stack for AI model deployment, collaborating with teams and hardware vendors to enhance performance and portability across platforms.

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.

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.

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.

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

Lead design and implementation of DSP algorithms in FPGA hardware, develop RTL with timing closure and resource optimization, integrate FPGA with Linux-based software using C/C++, test RF communication subsystems, and document system-level designs and integrations.

Design, develop, implement, and test FPGA-based DSP components and integrate them with Linux-based software stacks. Lead technical design, perform FPGA RTL development, timing closure and resource optimization, implement DSP algorithms in hardware, bridge FPGA to software, and produce documentation for RF communication/collection subsystems.

Lead the development of backend systems for emergency alert technology, manage hardware integrations, and mentor a team in a microservices environment.

Design, build, and operate reliable backend systems while mentoring engineers, participating in design discussions, and improving system performance.