Top Hardware Engineer Jobs

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.

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.

Develop and maintain hardware and low-level software across the network stack, from FPGA NIC packet processing and PCIe crossings to kernel socket engineering. Write and debug high-performance Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL and C/C++ code, evaluate system performance, test large datasets, collaborate with Ops and Technical teams, and manage project releases.

Lead hardware design and development of complex DoD embedded systems including 3U/6U VPX SBCs, FPGA, switch, and I/O cards. Provide technical leadership across architecture, testing, qualification, production support, documentation, and mentoring to deliver high-reliability hardware solutions.

Design and develop digital hardware systems for avionics and radio test equipment, including high-speed buses and embedded processors.

Develop and verify pluggable optical and electrical transceiver specifications, test plans, and automated test stations. Conduct optical module characterization and qualification testing, analyze results, generate reports, and support supplier engagement, interoperability certification, and failure root-cause analysis. Collaborate with signal integrity, hardware, software, and customer service teams to integrate optics into networking and security platforms.

Design, implement, verify, debug, and deploy FPGA IP modules for Arria X and Cyclone V platforms. Develop Python and Bash automation frameworks, collaborate on FPGA-to-software APIs and hardware/software integration, create technical documentation, and evaluate tools and methodologies. Requires hands-on FPGA development, HDL proficiency, Intel/Altera toolchain experience, digital signal processing knowledge, scripting skills, and a relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience.

Hardware Design Engineer Interns contribute to DeltaV industrial automation hardware projects involving PCB schematics, component placement, board layout, FPGA design, circuit simulation, mechanical design, thermal management, and manufacturability. They perform prototype bring-up and troubleshooting with lab equipment, participate in design reviews and agile activities, document work, and present results. The internship is based in Round Rock or Austin, Texas, and requires current enrollment in a relevant engineering program and U.S. work authorization without sponsorship.

Develops, modifies, installs, tests, documents, and supports hardware for military training and simulation devices. Responsibilities include hardware design, diagnostics, equipment configuration, technical specifications, drawings, stress and performance testing, inventory and license compliance, and test-group support. The role requires collaboration with engineering and testing teams, occasional deployment travel, technical presentations, and compliance with government security and data-protection requirements.

Provides technical enablement and onsite/offsite support for NVIDIA enterprise datacenter hardware. Collaborates with OEM customers through design, validation, production, bring-up, and debugging; reviews server architecture, thermal, mechanical, electrical, schematic, layout, and signal-integrity designs; resolves hardware, firmware, software, PCIe, GPU interconnect, and management issues; develops design guides and technical collateral; and tracks and reproduces bugs.

Design and implement FPGA or ASIC applications, write and test RTL using OCaml/Hardcaml (plus Verilog/C), and extend high-level hardware design and testing tools. Collaborate on vendor-tool flows and bring projects from concept to working hardware.

The Test Hardware Design Engineer designs, tests, and integrates mechanical systems for nuclear prototypes, ensuring performance and safety through detailed engineering analysis and project collaboration.

Designs and develops electronic hardware components and systems, collaborates with teams, tests circuits, and creates manufacturing documentation.

Leads acoustic and electroacoustic hardware development for rugged wearable audio products from concept through production. Responsibilities include system architecture, microphone and speaker selection, acoustic simulation, prototyping, measurement, validation, DSP collaboration, supplier engagement, and production readiness. The role focuses on speech intelligibility, noise cancellation, durability, PPE integration, comfort, regulatory compliance, and reliable performance across extreme temperatures, humidity, dust, vibration, ESD, RF, and high-noise industrial environments.

The role involves enhancing hardware performance, working on prototypes, analyzing data from engineering experiments, and communicating results to customers.

Leads hardware design, development, validation, and sustaining engineering for regulated medical devices. Responsibilities include analog, digital, mixed-signal, PCB, power, MCU, FPGA, and sensor interface design; risk management; CAPA and change control; compliance testing; manufacturing transfer; supplier changes; obsolescence mitigation; and collaboration with cross-functional engineering, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams.

As a Hardware Test Engineer, you will develop and validate robotic hand hardware, focusing on test strategy, execution, and feedback integration to improve design quality.

Lead the analog and mixed-signal hardware architecture for next-generation LiDAR modules. Own signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC, design trade-offs, validation, manufacturability, supplier strategy, and high-volume product delivery. Provide technical direction and mentorship to hardware engineers while collaborating with systems, mechanical, firmware, customers, partners, and suppliers. The role requires deep expertise in low-noise analog, high-speed digital design, PCB development, simulation, measurement, and ASIC/FPGA integration.

Provide strategic technical leadership for board-level hardware design across defense and aerospace programs. Architect high-speed digital boards (400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen5+, DDR5+), drive design-for-manufacturing/test, lead proposals and BOE, mentor engineers, and champion signal integrity, EMI, and reliability practices for ruggedized mission-critical systems.

Lead design and development of ruggedized board-level hardware for defense/aerospace systems. Architect high-speed digital boards (FPGAs, secure processing, PCIe, DDR5, 400G Ethernet), establish design standards, ensure manufacturability and verification, support proposals, and mentor engineering teams through production.

Design and develop next-gen HMI hardware: define architecture for SoC-based modules, create schematics and PCB layouts, perform SI/PI/thermal analysis, design and calibrate sensor boards, run bring-up and lab/field/EDVT testing, support global certification (FCC/IC/CE), and coordinate fabrication, assembly, and integration.

Lead hardware development for next-generation enterprise storage: architect systems, design PCBs, validate and automate hardware tests, perform failure analysis with oscilloscopes and bus analyzers, and ensure power, SI, and thermal integrity for high-speed interfaces.

Performs hardware and server platform assembly, board preparation, signal measurement, system testing, validation, debugging, and reporting. Supports lab logistics, inventory, shipping, receiving, and equipment organization. Requires Linux, networking, system-level debugging, board bring-up, and hardware validation experience. The role is fully onsite in Santa Clara, includes evening or overnight shifts, weekend work, and overtime as needed.

Lead hardware development of complex DoD embedded systems including 3U/6U VPX SBCs, FPGA, switch, and I/O cards. Provide technical leadership from architecture through testing, qualification, and production; drive design trade-offs, mentor engineers, establish best practices, and support manufacturing and qualification activities.

The Sr. Power Electronics Hardware Engineer designs and develops SiC-based propulsion electronics for UAV and hybrid-electric aircraft, ensuring hardware meets aerospace standards and performance requirements.