Top Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs in Detroit, MI

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.

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.

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.

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.

Develop embedded automotive software focused on Qualcomm SoC integration, BSP development, hardware bring-up, device drivers, and system debugging. Collaborate on embedded operating systems, peripheral interfaces, build systems, version control, and CI/CD pipelines. Perform hands-on hardware debugging with laboratory instruments and communicate technical concepts across stakeholder groups. Preferred experience includes Renesas, TI, Intel, or Qualcomm SoCs; embedded security; autonomous driving; and IVI software architecture.

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.

The Design Release Engineer focuses on automotive component development, especially battery systems, and leads quality improvement efforts. Responsibilities include managing supplier relationships and ensuring product quality and compliance with technical requirements.

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.

Design, develop, and validate electronic hardware for automotive control modules. Responsibilities include schematic design, circuit and thermal analysis, PCB layout oversight, BOM selection, supplier interfacing, prototype and production support, EMC testing, customer liaison, and documentation for software-hardware integration.

Lead end-to-end design, development, validation, and launch of automotive embedded electronic hardware for seating and interior systems. Translate requirements into hardware architecture, schematics, and PCB designs; perform WCCA, thermal, EMC analysis and verification; troubleshoot and support production launch. Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, software, mechanical, quality, validation, manufacturing, and customers while providing technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle. Full-time onsite role.

Provides technical leadership and customer support for Marvell switching, PHY, and processor SoC products. Architects hardware solutions, investigates and reproduces hardware and software issues, performs schematic reviews, debugs boot sequencing and customer-reported problems, and supports Linux BSPs, U-Boot, device drivers, and board designs. Serves as a liaison among customers, Avnet field applications engineers, and Marvell engineering teams, while delivering training and occasional customer-site support.

Design, test, and validate next-generation server hardware and components for performance, power, and reliability. Diagnose and resolve hardware issues across engineering and manufacturing, document results, and develop/maintain test scripts. Collaborate with internal teams and OEM/ODM partners to scale platforms for global deployment.

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.

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