Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Detroit, MI

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

Integrates sensing devices into vehicle subsystems, especially exterior lighting. Maintains interface control strategies, technical specifications, and commodity documentation. Owns component development through requirements, design, validation, launch, and production support while applying DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, ECM, CAD/PLM, structural analysis, GD&T, and structured problem-solving methods.

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.

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.

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.

Design and verify in-vehicle high-speed network hardware (Layer 1-2). Lead SI simulations, lab validation, design reviews, component qualification, root-cause analysis, and cross-team technical guidance for automotive networking interfaces.

Lead hardware and software core development for ADAS sensors across vehicle programs. Own requirements, design reviews, sourcing, failure mode and functional safety analyses, validation and launch support, supplier management, and quality documentation (DFMEA, DVP&R, WCCA). Troubleshoot hardware/software/packaging issues, define testing and durability needs, and drive warranty reduction and continuous improvement.

Lead development of high-fidelity component plant models in MATLAB/Simulink for electrical, mechanical, and software interfaces. Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to parameterize, validate, and integrate models into CoSim/SIL/HIL environments (FMU export). Define modeling standards, lead correlation/validation strategies, document assumptions, and mentor peers to scale virtual hardware modeling across programs.

Develop high-fidelity MATLAB/Simulink component plant models that emulate electrical, mechanical, and software interfaces. Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to define requirements, parameterize and validate models, export FMUs for co-simulation, integrate models into vehicle-level sims, run virtual tests and what-if studies, document assumptions and validation, and help define modeling standards and best practices.

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.

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

Design electrical control solutions: create schematics, panel layouts, BOMs, size components, calculate power/SCCR/heat, ensure NEC & UL508A compliance, design PLC/servo systems, collaborate with customers and project teams.

Design, develop, and validate electronic hardware for automotive control modules. Responsibilities include schematic design, circuit analysis, PCB layout oversight, BOM selection, prototype and production support, DFMEA/WCCA/thermal analysis, EMC validation and troubleshooting, customer liaison, and cross-functional coordination with software, production, and purchasing teams.

Designs and leads safety-critical embedded firmware for automotive hardware safety and power systems. Responsibilities include architecting safe-state strategies, power sequencing, thermal monitoring, watchdog systems, low-level drivers, diagnostic frameworks, and HALs for ARM-based SoCs. The role requires FreeRTOS or SafeRTOS expertise, ISO 26262 ASIL-B/C knowledge, register-level debugging, hardware-software safety integration, code reviews, failure analysis, and mentoring engineers.

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.

Lead architecture, development, and deployment of end‑of‑line manufacturing test systems for electronic and electromechanical products. Own test strategy, supplier engagements, installation/validation, data analysis to improve yield and OEE, and ensure compliance. Mentor junior engineers and support NPI, DFT, and continuous improvement across cross‑functional teams.