Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Detroit, MI

Leads design release and product development for exterior hardware and movable roof systems, including requirements, sourcing, supplier coordination, vehicle integration, verification and validation, cost control, DFMEA, engineering documentation, and launch activities. The role manages cross-functional Product Development Teams, resolves component and vehicle-level issues, supports build events, and drives design improvements and cost reductions.

Develop and validate fuel injector components through hands-on bench testing, test setup, troubleshooting, data analysis, and calibration support. Create MATLAB and Python post-processing tools, optimize test plans, automate routine analysis, and support virtual model correlation. Collaborate with engineering, calibration, facilities, and virtualization teams while maintaining safety and quality standards. Mentor junior engineers and improve testing procedures and documentation.

Develops and validates engine lubrication and ventilation hardware through dynamometer and bench testing. The role owns test execution, issue diagnosis, data analysis, MATLAB-based post-processing, test optimization, and lab virtualization. It collaborates with calibration, facilities, design, and program teams, maintains testing standards, reports risks, and mentors engineers and co-ops. The position is primarily lab-based and hybrid in Pontiac, requiring significant onsite work.

Design, develop, validate, and release mechatronics hardware for vehicle sensing, access, chassis, propulsion, and electronic control systems. Coordinate Product Development Team meetings, suppliers, plant personnel, and cross-functional engineering teams. Manage specifications, interface documents, engineering work orders, timing plans, DFMEA activities, troubleshooting, sourcing support, technical analysis, and product improvements for prototype and production vehicles.

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.

Lead development and validation of optical film stacks and light-management technologies for automotive LCD and OLED displays. Evaluate films, polarizers, coatings, and bonding technologies; perform optical simulations and measurements; analyze brightness, contrast, glare, reflections, uniformity, and related performance data; collaborate with suppliers and display manufacturers; and mature validated optical solutions for production vehicle display programs.

Develop and mature next-generation OLED panel technologies for automotive displays. Responsibilities include evaluating pixel and tandem stack architectures, defining technology requirements, validating TCON and driver IC specifications, conducting optical simulations and bench testing, leading supplier testing under automotive conditions, analyzing panel performance data, resolving defects such as Mura and burn-in, and transferring production-ready technologies to Sourcing.

Leads development and maturation of next-generation automotive LCD panel technologies, including TFT backplanes, pixel structures, driver electronics, and halo mitigation. Evaluates emerging architectures, defines technical requirements, collaborates with display and semiconductor suppliers, conducts proof-of-concept builds and environmental validation, analyzes performance data, resolves panel defects, and transfers mature technologies toward sourcing and production readiness.

Develops and launches automotive ZCU and BMS hardware platforms from specification through production. Responsibilities include board design, hardware-software interface specifications, functional safety and cybersecurity implementation, architecture scalability, validation support, supplier collaboration, quality standards, and circuit analysis. The role requires analyzing schematics, datasheets, processor architectures, automotive networks, and diagnostic traces, along with hands-on testing using laboratory instruments.

Leads hardware design and execution for low-voltage automotive electric power components, including schematics, PCB layouts, embedded architectures, power distribution, validation, and production testing. Coordinates cross-functional teams and suppliers, resolves technical and manufacturing issues, supports vehicle integration, and drives quality, cost, timing, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance across the product lifecycle.

Lead design, development, validation, and release of vehicle thermal management components and subsystems. Manage supplier relationships, define interface requirements, perform analytical validation (FEA/CFD/modal), coordinate cross-functional activities, resolve production issues, and drive continuous improvement to meet performance, cost, manufacturability, and quality targets.

Evaluate emerging hardware technologies and measure software workload performance across hardware platforms for cloud computing environments. Develop automation scripts and tools for testing, data collection, and analysis; identify bottlenecks and hardware/software tradeoffs; organize and document findings; and present actionable performance insights to technical stakeholders.

Lead development of advanced inverter and power electronics hardware for electric vehicles. Design analog and digital circuits, high-voltage PCBs, magnetics, and fast-switching power stages. Perform signal and power integrity, electromagnetic, thermal, and worst-case analyses; optimize layouts for manufacturability, EMC, reliability, and performance. Collaborate with systems, mechanical, manufacturing, suppliers, and engineering teams through validation and production readiness.

Design and develop automotive embedded electronic hardware from requirements analysis and architecture through schematic design, PCB development, validation, and production launch. Perform engineering analyses, EMC compliance, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations. Collaborate with systems, software, mechanical, validation, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams. Provide technical leadership, support OEM and Tier 1 programs, and apply design-for-manufacturing, reliability, testing, and cost principles.

Own hardware strategy and lifecycle for industrial computer vision systems, including cameras, imaging components, edge computing, networking, power delivery, testing, sourcing, compliance, and fleet support. Specify and validate hardware for manufacturing environments, develop standardized BOMs, assess environmental performance, support GigE Vision and PLC integrations, manage certifications, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, IT, cybersecurity, vendors, and plant stakeholders. The role requires full-time daily onsite work in Detroit, Michigan.

Designs and develops hardware test boards and platforms for high-speed electro-optical device characterization in R&D and manufacturing environments. Performs laboratory testing, analog design and debugging, test-system development, hardware bring-up, and firmware development for microcontrollers. Supports System-on-Chip optical engine development and interfaces with vendors. Preferred experience includes power supply design, advanced PCB stack-ups, optical instrumentation, automated measurements, and coherent optical communications.

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.

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.

Develops and integrates hardware-in-the-loop applications for vehicle, system, and subsystem testing. Responsibilities include HiL architecture, test stand infrastructure upgrades, control-system integration, test automation, data acquisition, reporting, equipment specifications, and technical support. The role requires engineering expertise in dSPACE, Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, LabVIEW, electronics, instrumentation, signal conditioning, and automotive testing.

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.

Designs electrical control systems for conveyor and material-handling equipment, including power calculations, 480V and 120V schematics, I/O drawings, PLC and panel layouts, field-device layouts, and material specifications. Collaborates with customers, sales engineers, and project managers to define requirements. Inspects, tests, commissions, and troubleshoots motor control panels for compliance with design standards, codes, and project specifications.

Design, develop, and validate electronic hardware for automotive control modules. Responsibilities include schematic design, circuit analysis, PCB layout oversight, BOM selection, testing (including EMC), troubleshooting, and cross-functional/customer coordination through prototype, pre-production, and product release.

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.

This role involves developing and executing hardware testing plans and procedures, analyzing test results, and maintaining test equipment for validation in the automotive sector.