Top Entry Level Hardware Engineer Jobs

Designs and tests electrical and electronic hardware components, subsystems, integrated circuitry, and related engineering solutions. Conducts validation testing for tolerances, form, fit, function, EMI, safety, reliability, thermal performance, shock, vibration, and power. Collaborates with internal and outsourced development partners to deliver reliable, cost-effective hardware solutions. The role requires a local employee and primarily office-based work despite the stated hybrid designation.

Drive networking hardware development from concept through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production. Coordinate firmware, mechanical, supply chain, operations, and JDM partners; lead technical reviews, manage risks and dependencies, support schematic and component decisions, resolve build issues, and ensure manufacturing readiness. The role requires hands-on technical problem solving, cross-functional leadership, and travel to Taiwan to collaborate with manufacturing and design teams.

Drive selection, validation, qualification, and operational acceptance of network hardware for Cloudflare’s global network. Lead NPI activities, develop automated hardware performance tests, evaluate network operating system releases, troubleshoot and reproduce hardware issues, collaborate with engineering and operations teams, and work with OEMs, ODMs, and technology vendors. Document findings and improve testing efficiency across network hardware systems.

Supports systems integration and architecture development for ISR and C4ISR programs. Assists with integration and migration planning, systems and subsystem interoperability, transition planning, technical analysis, documentation, and deployment oversight. Works with technical leads to translate mission and business requirements into integrated solutions and executes assigned tasks under detailed guidance.

Support hardware engineering teams by designing, documenting, building, testing, and debugging robotic and electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include CAD-based part design, assembly, robot motion scripting in Python, BOM and ECO management, PLC implementation, reliability testing, and root cause analysis. Interns may work across mechanical, electrical, testing, and industrial controls functions while collaborating with experienced engineers on warehouse automation technology.

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.

Participate in an 18-month engineering training program with four rotations across engineering, operations, product development, and business functions. Complete real-world projects, collaborate cross-functionally, receive mentorship, and deliver a capstone project. Work fully on-site, relocate for rotations, and travel domestically and internationally as needed. Graduates may transition into mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, project management, or product management roles.

Entry-level hardware engineer role developing and testing low-latency hardware for trading systems. Collaborate across software and trading teams, drive projects from idea to production, and apply RTL languages and system design to optimize performance.

Drive end-to-end qualification and production readiness for high-performance storage hardware in hyperscale environments. Responsibilities include hardware validation automation, root-cause failure analysis, high-speed protocol and signal analysis, thermal optimization, firmware-hardware debugging, and system architecture review. The role partners with hyperscale customers, ODM/JDM vendors, software, manufacturing, and operations teams while improving test frameworks and mentoring engineers. This is primarily an in-office position in Santa Clara.

Design and validate research hardware for human and animal neuroscience experiments, including ultrasound systems, electrophysiology implants, headstage interfaces, circuit boards, and test rigs. Translate scientific needs into requirements, guide external engineering partners, improve device portability and robustness, determine what to build internally, manage contractors, and prepare documented, reproducible platforms for outside researchers.

Design, develop, test, and maintain the FireAnt UGV’s primary PCBA across its full lifecycle. Responsibilities include mixed-signal and power circuit design, multilayer PCB layout, embedded STM32 firmware, power management, board bring-up, system integration, environmental validation, fault telemetry, manufacturing support, and field failure resolution. The engineer will collaborate with mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable electronics for autonomous defense robotics.

Design and develop embedded hardware platforms using Intel processors, ARM-based SoCs, and FPGA fabric. Create schematics, select components, support multilayer PCB layout, and conduct signal and power integrity analysis. Lead hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, manufacturing support, and technical documentation. Design basic power converters, improve engineering processes, and mentor early-career engineers while ensuring manufacturability, reliability, compliance, and quality-system alignment.

Leads advanced optical transceiver hardware design and development as a subject-matter expert. Owns opto-electronic packaging, materials selection, high-speed PCB design, testing, troubleshooting, compliance, and product qualification. Provides technical leadership and mentorship across firmware, test, manufacturing, materials, and global engineering teams while driving reliability, manufacturability, cost reduction, and continuous improvement.

Develop audio and video electronics for Professional A/V and control products under the BSS and AMX brands. The role involves electrical hardware design, managing multiple priorities, collaborating with engineers and cross-functional teams, and providing technical support. Strong written and verbal communication, organization, self-motivation, and teamwork are important.

Analyze complex hardware systems supporting SIGINT customer operations. Responsibilities include developing hardware requirements and specifications, designing system components, procuring and testing equipment, providing preventive and remedial maintenance, conducting site surveys, preparing engineering and installation documentation, configuring computers and network devices, supporting deployments, and resolving operational hardware issues. Level 1 engineers also develop installation schedules, train site personnel, and prepare technical design packages and site reports.

Lead hardware engineering for hyperscale storage systems, including x86 validation, electrical and signal-integrity testing, production readiness, root-cause analysis, component selection, system optimization, and technical escalations. Automate qualification workflows, evaluate CPUs, memory, PCIe devices, BMCs, and power systems, and use oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, and stress-testing tools to improve reliability. Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, diagnostics, and operations while mentoring peers.

Build and maintain firmware and hardware for SageOx devices, create automated hardware-testing infrastructure, operate OTA fleet updates, and develop cloud, app, and web integrations. Establish agent-operable development harnesses, digital twins, device provisioning, and continuous testing for large-scale fleets. Evaluate future hardware, collaborate with suppliers, and help customize physical products. The role requires hands-on hardware hacking, systems thinking, independent execution, and daily use of agentic AI coding tools.

Designs and brings up high-speed digital circuit boards featuring DDR, FPGAs, and networking interfaces. Performs schematic capture, EMC mitigation and testing, signal integrity simulation, laboratory testing, board debugging, root-cause analysis, and verification reporting. Uses FPGA design tools and technologies including Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, Vitis, Vivado, Quartus, Xilinx devices, and Altera devices. Supports test case development and execution while applying verification methodologies relevant to the space industry.

Designs, debugs, verifies, and documents electrical hardware for wearable medical devices. Responsibilities include schematic and PCB development, BOM creation, RF and antenna design, power management, manufacturing transfer, testing, certification, electrical safety, EMC compliance, RoHS compliance, and hardware improvement projects. The role collaborates with contract manufacturers, certification laboratories, and internal engineering and manufacturing teams.

The Hardware Engineer I will assist in the hardware design process, collaborate on requirements, and support development of complex hardware systems including schematic capture and PCB layout.

Diagnoses and troubleshoots rugged embedded computing hardware and complex electronic assemblies to the component level. Performs electrical and functional testing, interprets schematics and assembly documentation, documents findings, analyzes failure trends, and recommends corrective actions. Collaborates with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, and Design Engineering to improve product quality, manufacturing processes, test procedures, and diagnostic tools.

The Hardware Engineer will participate in testing, support prototype modifications, generate reports, and maintain lab equipment in a hands-on environment.

Design and validate PCB-based analog, mixed-signal, and digital hardware for test and measurement products. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB layout support, signal integrity analysis, board bring-up, laboratory testing, debugging, documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams. The role also supports manufacturing and sustaining engineering activities, including troubleshooting production and field issues.

Interns work on FPGA and ASIC projects using OCaml and Hardcaml to design, test, and validate RTL. Paired with mentors, you'll build end-to-end hardware designs, use vendor tools (Vivado/Quartus/Genus/Innovus), and apply hardware construction languages in a networking context.