Top Hardware Engineer Jobs

Leads end-to-end design and lifecycle management of hardware platforms supporting internal cloud and PSI environments. Translates requirements into server, board, rack, cooling, and power designs; coordinates OEM, ODM, and JDM suppliers; manages milestones, risks, BOMs, validation, production release, and legacy retirement. Bridges hardware and software stakeholders while applying Linux, scripting, AI-assisted engineering, and infrastructure standards to deliver reliable, secure, auditable solutions.

Leads multi-generation architecture and delivery of complex network switch hardware for Azure AI infrastructure. Owns requirements, board and system design, validation, manufacturing readiness, supplier execution, and resolution of complex electrical and platform issues. Provides technical authority across ASICs, CPUs, BMCs, high-speed Ethernet, power delivery, signal integrity, telemetry, and management interfaces while driving cross-functional reviews, mentoring engineers, and influencing ODM/OEM partners.

Develops signal and power integrity solutions for next-generation SSD controller packages, substrates, and PCBs. Responsibilities include high-speed interface simulation, PCB stack-up and routing guidance, design reviews, lab validation, simulation-measurement correlation, debugging, root-cause analysis, customer escalations, documentation, and mentoring engineers. The role collaborates with SoC, firmware, package, and circuit design teams to ensure system-level requirements are met.

Lead a small team designing custom avionics controllers for rocket propulsion, fluid, payload, and separation systems. Own the full hardware lifecycle from requirements and design through board bring-up, verification, qualification, production, integration, and vehicle operations. Apply mixed-signal, analog, power, and control electronics expertise while leading root-cause investigations, engineering processes, cross-functional integration, and team mentorship for mission-critical hardware.

Designs, selects, tests, installs, calibrates, maintains, and troubleshoots data acquisition hardware, including sensors, I/O devices, chassis, and control boards. Develops installation protocols for embedded sensors, coordinates sensor testing and calibration, documents lessons learned, and collaborates with the instrumentation software engineer to integrate the overall DAQ system. This is an on-site role in Gainesville, Florida, supporting pavement research and field testing.

Lead advanced aerospace hardware design from concept through production for Honeywell Anthem displays. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB design support, analog and digital circuit development, hardware validation, troubleshooting, debugging, root-cause analysis, design verification, qualification, and stakeholder collaboration. The role also provides technical leadership and mentorship while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards including DO-254 and DO-160.

Own the design, development, integration, verification, and delivery of spacecraft avionics from concept through flight-qualified hardware. Lead avionics architecture, PCB design, harnessing, embedded system interfaces, testing, environmental qualification, component selection, supplier coordination, and technical documentation. Collaborate with propulsion, guidance and control, thermal, and software teams to build reliable avionics for deep-space missions while establishing technical standards and executing autonomously.

Own spacecraft avionics hardware from concept through flight, including system architecture, PCB design, harnessing, embedded interfaces, integration, verification, and environmental qualification. Collaborate with propulsion, guidance and control, thermal, software, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. Lead hardware builds, component selection, testing, documentation, and delivery for reliable deep-space missions.

Lead architecture, design, prototyping, deployment, and bring-up of custom high-speed mixed-signal electronics for quantum-computing control systems. Responsibilities include PCB and instrument architecture, FPGA and interface selection, analog/RF signal-chain design, clocking and power strategy, schematic and layout reviews, board characterization, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring hardware engineers.

Design and deliver electromechanical hardware systems for a consumer robotics product, from prototypes through production. Responsibilities include mechanical CAD, PCB layouts, cable harnesses, battery management, firmware development, board bring-up, prototyping, vendor coordination, design reviews, and manufacturing support. The role collaborates closely with software and AI teams and requires ownership of complex cross-functional projects.

Lead the technical direction and delivery of robotic hardware from prototyping through manufacturing, testing, and customer installation. Select and integrate robotic arms, grippers, cameras, sensors, and tooling into production cells. Establish engineering practices, lead technical reviews, coach mechanical engineers, guide cross-functional decisions, and support recruiting and management of a growing hardware team.

Designs and develops advanced electronic hardware and test equipment for process automation products. Responsibilities include defining requirements, conducting feasibility studies, evaluating technologies, testing and validating hardware, ensuring compliance, and mentoring junior engineers. The role collaborates with R&D and software teams and supports equipment deployment to manufacturing sites, with approximately 15% travel.

Designs and develops advanced electronic hardware and test equipment for process automation products. Responsibilities include defining requirements, conducting feasibility studies, evaluating technologies, performing hardware testing and validation, collaborating with software and R&D teams, and mentoring junior engineers. The role supports equipment used to calibrate and test water, gas, and electricity meters, with approximately 15% travel to manufacturing or Honeywell sites.

Designs and develops integrated RF and wireless systems for Spectacles hardware. Responsibilities include creating schematics, overseeing PCB and flex layouts, developing prototypes, executing RF validation, debugging baseband and RF circuits, selecting components and chipsets, and documenting designs. The role collaborates with mechanical, software, industrial design, and supplier teams, and requires expertise in RF analysis, wireless standards, high-speed digital interfaces, simulation tools, and RF test equipment.

Designs and develops hardware boards and systems for Cisco routing products, spanning architecture, schematic design, development, bring-up, validation, testing, qualification, and production readiness. Collaborates with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, and test teams. Requires extensive experience with x86 or ARM processors, DDR memory, high-speed interfaces, signal integrity, power distribution, Ethernet, FPGA technologies, and schematic capture tools.

The role involves architecting high-performance semiconductor memory test equipment, driving strategic development, collaborating across teams, mentoring, and influencing technical decisions to enhance testing infrastructure.

Develops, tests, validates, and troubleshoots custom hardware systems supporting a CMOS chip-based DNA synthesis platform. Collaborates with mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineers on experimental systems, production hardware, feasibility studies, tooling, fixtures, laboratory implementation, documentation, and data collection. The role also requires hands-on equipment assembly, design validation, experimental testing, and troubleshooting in an onsite laboratory environment.

Designs and develops PCB-based evaluation hardware for low-power, ARM-based SoCs. Responsibilities include hardware architecture, schematic and layout design, system bring-up, lab debugging, manufacturing test development, customer hardware reviews, issue resolution, embedded software support, and creation of application notes and hardware design guidelines.

Leads the architecture, integration, testing, and deployment of rack-mounted quantum hardware systems. The role integrates electrical, RF/microwave, thermal, optical, and fiber-optic subsystems into manufacturable and serviceable platforms. Responsibilities include rack layout, power and grounding, safety compliance, thermal management, cable routing, assembly and test process development, customer site acceptance, and collaboration with scientists and program managers. The engineer also provides technical leadership and manages engineering teams.

Supports the design and development of aerospace hardware systems, including schematic capture and PCB layout. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define hardware requirements, assists with testing and validation, troubleshoots design issues, and helps ensure product reliability, performance, and compliance with aerospace standards.

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.

Perform system bring-up, platform validation, firmware updates, BIOS/BMC/OS configuration, and hardware troubleshooting across storage, compute, and networking infrastructure. Monitor device health, validate drive swaps and rebuilds, investigate performance and stability issues, support Linux diagnostics, and collaborate on complex cross-layer debugging. Document and standardize operational procedures while ensuring system reliability and consistency.

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.

Lead verification and characterization of high-speed electro-optic links across silicon and system programs. Perform lab measurements, model electrical and optical channels, own link budgets and verification methodology, and debug signal integrity issues involving eye diagrams, BER, jitter, equalization, and channel impairments. Support silicon bring-up, influence architecture decisions, develop automation tools, and mentor engineers.

Lead end-to-end integration, validation, troubleshooting, and production deployment of perception hardware for humanoid robots. Responsibilities include custom camera and sensor module development, optical vendor and contract manufacturer coordination, ISP tuning, high-speed video link debugging, camera-LiDAR-IMU synchronization, calibration fixture deployment, DVT and EOL testing, and cross-functional technical leadership across mechanical, thermal, industrial design, software, and manufacturing teams.