Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Hampton, VA

The Principal Hardware Engineer will design high-speed digital hardware and maintain product integrity, managing designs from concept to production.

Lead the development of hardware platforms, collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure design compliance, and mentor junior engineers in hardware development.

Design and develop wireless power transfer and energy-harvesting hardware for IoT and wearable devices. Apply power electronics, RF and electromagnetic theory to create ICs and circuits, integrate solutions into scalable systems, optimize energy efficiency, and drive sustainable innovation for large sensor networks.

Designs and executes hardware test strategies for wireless power products. Develops test specs, fixtures, and software; performs component-level troubleshooting; validates product and fixture qualification; documents results and reports issues to stakeholders.

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.

As a System Engineer, you'll design, deploy, and maintain cloud systems for AI workloads, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with teams to optimize performance.

As a Senior Hardware Engineer, you'll drive DPU integration into server platforms, execute validation testing, and develop automation for data analysis while collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors.

Design and develop mitigation hardware and complete equipment solutions for moisture and temperature tracking. Create PCBs and system architecture, integrate sensors and embedded/IoT devices with software and billing systems, and collaborate with developers to deliver end-to-end hardware-software solutions in a fast-paced startup environment.

Design and deliver high-power EV charging site electrical systems: develop single-line diagrams, coordinate with utilities and vendors, manage engineering outputs across projects, support field troubleshooting, and ensure code and standards compliance.

Lead on-site technical authority for datacenter hardware reliability and fleet health. Troubleshoot complex hardware failures, drive root cause analysis and corrective actions, coordinate with vendors and cloud providers, establish maintenance standards and runbooks, support new hardware introductions and spare parts strategy, mentor technicians, and analyze failure trends to improve reliability across large-scale GPU and server deployments.

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.

The Sr. Hardware Design Engineer leads ASIC and FPGA projects, defining architecture, guiding RTL development, and mentoring junior engineers to deliver high-quality silicon solutions.

The Hardware Design Engineer will develop and verify digital designs using SystemVerilog, support hardware bring-up, and collaborate with teams.

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