Top Entry Level Hardware Engineer Jobs in Detroit, MI

Designs and verifies ultra-high-speed PCB circuits and new routing-system hardware for Nokia’s Service Router products. Responsibilities include schematic and board design, simulation, design verification, production release, board bring-up, debugging, and hardware-lab testing. The role also maintains hardware and system integrity while collaborating with engineering teams to deliver reliable high-performance digital hardware.

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 hardware engineering activities for automotive Power Distribution Boxes and Battery Disconnect Units in low- and high-voltage environments. Design and review circuits, schematics, PCB layouts, and test cases; perform simulation, worst-case analysis, troubleshooting, testing, validation, and board bring-up. Communicate with customers, guide distributed team members, track requirements, and deliver project milestones on schedule.

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.

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.