Top Hardware Engineer Jobs

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.

Own the full lifecycle of electronics hardware for phased-array communications and radar products. Responsibilities include electrical system design, requirements definition, schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout and manufacturing oversight, rapid prototyping, bench verification, hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, integration, production support, and in-field performance monitoring. The role collaborates with RF, antenna, software, mechanical, thermal, and DSP engineers across product development and deployment.

Support the design, integration, characterization, testing, and validation of autonomous hardware systems for construction equipment. Evaluate components, write Python, C++, C, or Rust scripts for sensor data analysis and test automation, run tests, collect data, and document results. The intern will work with embedded compute platforms, autonomous sensors, communication protocols, and hardware integration under senior engineer guidance.

Supports industrial automation hardware design by creating schematics, layouts, wiring drawings, bills of materials, and documentation. Collaborates with software, controls, manufacturing, and panel shop teams; troubleshoots hardware issues; verifies quality and regulatory compliance, including UL508A. Assists with industrial networking, startup, commissioning, and customer-site activities.

Repairs, troubleshoots, installs, configures, and maintains computer systems, electronics, networks, communications equipment, security systems, ICS/SCADA, IoT, and RF-enabled devices. Performs diagnostics, hardware replacement, preventative maintenance, infrastructure sustainment, operational readiness support, and technical documentation while maintaining Secret clearance requirements.

Architects, develops, implements, and tests hardware and software tools for cyber-physical system emulation. Responsibilities include laboratory characterization and debugging of electronic systems, acquisition and control platform development, processor and firmware analysis, PCB and FPGA prototyping, emulator customization, virtual device modeling, integrated system simulation, testing, technical reporting, and customer briefings.

Architects, develops, implements, and tests hardware and software tools for cyber-physical system emulation. Responsibilities include laboratory characterization and debugging of electronic systems, developing acquisition and control platforms, supporting processor implementations, estimating technical costs and schedules, rehosting firmware, creating virtual device models, and validating emulation behavior through testing, measured data, documentation, and hardware/software artifacts.

Lead hardware engineering for airborne traffic, collision avoidance, and surveillance avionics. Oversee board, FPGA, PCB, mechanical teams; create and trace requirements in DOORS; lead hardware verification and validation; manage customer interactions and production transfers; ensure DO-160/DO-254 compliance; mentor engineers and troubleshoot complex issues.

Design, implement, simulate, verify, and debug FPGA solutions for commercial products using VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog. Develop high-speed interfaces, control logic, test benches, and verification methodologies; perform synthesis, place-and-route, hardware validation, and timing closure. Collaborate with software, firmware, and systems teams, document designs, participate in reviews, track FPGA technology trends, and mentor junior engineers.

Performs IPC-compliant soldering, PCB assembly, rework, electro-mechanical assembly, harness fabrication, and RF cable and antenna assembly in a custom hardware development environment. Operates SMT, pick-and-place, reflow, and inspection equipment; conducts quality inspections and troubleshooting; documents assembly work; and collaborates with development engineers on design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly feedback. Requires five years of hardware engineering experience, technical education, IPC certifications, and an active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

Designs, integrates, and validates system-level embedded electronics for energy products. Responsibilities include digital and mixed-signal circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, interface implementation, board bring-up, hardware and firmware debugging, signal integrity, EMI/EMC, documentation, manufacturing transfer, and production support. The engineer owns hardware execution from requirements through release and collaborates with firmware and manufacturing teams.

Lead the architecture, design, validation, and debugging of high-speed PCB-based imaging platforms, CMOS image sensor systems, board-level cameras, and X-ray camera electronics. Responsibilities include signal and power integrity, sensor integration, USB-C interoperability, hardware validation, technical leadership, mentoring, and potentially managing a small engineering team.

Designs, validates, debugs, and sustains SSD hardware from concept through production. Leads architecture, schematic and layout development, component selection, interoperability testing, system-level tradeoff analysis, failure investigations, and customer issue resolution. Collaborates with test engineers, partners, and JDMs, applies automation and AI to validation, and mentors junior engineers. The role is primarily in-office in Santa Clara, California.

Lead system- and board-level design for hyperscaler switches: define specs, create schematics/PCB, FPGA/ASIC design and bring-up, debug high-speed interfaces, coordinate across ASIC, SI, software, diagnostics, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve design issues.

Run GPU and server burn-in testing, diagnose failures across hardware components, manage out-of-band systems, apply firmware updates, and drive vendor RMAs. Maintain accurate asset records in NetBox, identify fleet-wide failure patterns, improve runbooks, automate repetitive tasks with Bash or Python, support datacenter expansions, and participate in on-call escalation for hardware issues.

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.

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.

Supports embedded hardware development for electronic access control and security products. Responsibilities include requirements definition, hardware architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, testing, integration, RF and antenna work, and design analysis. The intern collaborates with development teams, participates in design reviews and meetings, and develops practical skills using electronic test equipment. Candidates must be pursuing a relevant engineering degree and have basic circuit theory or design experience.

Designs and builds hyperscale storage fleet resiliency systems for Azure, including live monitoring, fault detection, prediction, isolation, repair automation, and firmware deployment for SSDs, HDDs, and storage accelerators. The role analyzes fleet data, improves reliability and quality, collaborates with hardware, firmware, software teams and suppliers, and supports Azure service stakeholders.

Lead the architecture, design, prototyping, and deployment of high-speed mixed-signal control electronics for quantum computers. Responsibilities include analog and RF front-end design, ADC/DAC selection, board-level circuit design, schematic capture, PCB development in Altium Designer, and hardware bring-up, verification, and testing. The role collaborates with quantum, FPGA, firmware, and software engineers and drives multiple concurrent hardware projects.

Own mechanical and electrical integration of quantum sensing and navigation hardware onto UAS platforms. Build, bring up, debug, modify, and test integrated systems across laboratory, environmental, field, and flight environments. Develop brackets, fixtures, cabling, and interface hardware; coordinate with systems and software engineers; document builds and anomalies; support suppliers, procurement, equipment maintenance, and safe laboratory practices. The role supports defense and aerospace programs and requires intermittent domestic and international travel.

Lead hardware reliability for avionics components and production assemblies from design through flight. Partner with design, manufacturing, and test teams to track yields, investigate failures, perform electrical root-cause analysis, validate test systems, improve inspection and rework processes, and reduce production and flight risks. The role requires hands-on work across offices, factories, and labs, supporting Lean continuous improvement and product quality objectives.

Design digital hardware and FPGA systems for test and measurement products. Responsibilities include developing register maps, implementing FPGA logic, creating testbenches, performing timing analysis, designing digital boards, supporting signal integrity simulations, and validating prototype hardware. The engineer collaborates across disciplines, contributes to project planning, documents design intent, and supports board bring-up and troubleshooting.

Own end-to-end electrical system and PCBA development for compact, mass-produced consumer devices. Design mixed-signal circuits and high-density PCB layouts in Altium Designer, optimize power and thermal performance, perform simulation and component selection, develop validation strategies, debug hardware, lead design reviews, and support manufacturing yield and cost improvements.

Designs, develops, researches, and tests information-processing hardware and analyzes hardware configurations and processing solutions. The role requires DSP expertise, including modulation and demodulation algorithms, waveform development, multi-rate processing, and digital filters. Candidates must program in C, C++, and Python and hold an active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance. Machine learning, PyTorch, and Rust experience are advantageous.