Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

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 technical and clinical direction for neuromodulation product innovation, translating obstructive sleep apnea therapy concepts into feasible implantable medical device solutions. Owns system architecture across hardware, software, sensing, stimulation, data, and clinical interfaces; evaluates technical risks, drives feasibility and product definition, oversees external engineering work, and aligns multidisciplinary teams through early clinical validation. Acts as a senior technical authority for complex design decisions and contributes to intellectual property and future technology strategy.

Leads the multidisciplinary Integrated Sensor engineering organization across hardware, embedded and edge software, cloud platforms, and distributed systems. Sets technical strategy, architecture, engineering standards, and product delivery processes while scaling reliable systems for nationwide field deployment. Responsibilities include recruiting and developing engineering leaders, coordinating hardware and software development, improving testing and operational resilience, resolving field issues, and partnering with Product, Deployment, Data Science, and company leadership.

Leads electrical hardware engineering teams through design, validation, tooling, and testing for complex server products. Oversees internal and outsourced development partners, reviews designs for compliance, drives technology integration, and provides architectural leadership across projects. Mentors engineers and evaluates hardware designs, modeling, testing, thermal management, and emissions performance. Requires expertise in x86 server architectures, high-speed buses including PCIe and DDR4/DDR5, and advanced electrical hardware design.

Leads electrical hardware design and development for complex server products and platforms. Oversees project teams and development partners across architecture, design, validation, tooling, and testing. Reviews designs for standards compliance, drives technology integration, provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, and guides hardware architecture decisions. Requires expertise in x86 systems, PCIe Gen5, DDR4/DDR5, server design, electronic component integration, modeling, testing, and thermal/emissions management.

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.

Validate server hardware components and new platform designs through power, thermal, performance, firmware, and automation testing. Maintain hardware test infrastructure, document technical findings, coordinate with ODM/OEM partners, and collaborate with software teams on BIOS, kernel, and firmware optimization. The role requires expertise in server architectures, validation methodologies, Linux, Python, Bash, Redfish, IPMI, and industry standards including PCIe, NVMe, and DDR.

Supports hardware innovation for heat exchangers and air-cooled condensers used in geothermal power equipment. Responsibilities include design analysis, vendor research, testing, and documenting technical findings and design iterations. The intern owns a scoped 12-week project, collaborates with engineering teams, and presents results to executive leadership and other stakeholders.

Tests, validates, and troubleshoots next-generation cloud server hardware for performance, power, reliability, and quality. Develops test scripts, documents results, identifies defects, recommends improvements, and resolves hardware issues across engineering and manufacturing environments. Requires hands-on embedded systems debugging, Linux and scripting experience, and knowledge of server architecture, firmware, operating systems, networking, storage, and hardware acceleration technologies.

Lead and grow a compiler, kernel, and runtime engineering team responsible for accelerator bring-up across the Modular stack. Drive technical direction, architecture, coding, roadmap delivery, vendor partnerships, SOWs, milestones, cross-team dependencies, hiring, and production-quality model deployment across diverse hardware platforms.

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.

Design compact connected hardware from concept through prototyping and validation for IoT devices. Optimize for connectivity, energy efficiency, durability, usability, and manufacturability. Collaborate with software and engineering teams, participate in design reviews, and apply current hardware design trends and tools.

Lead hardware engineering for IoT devices focusing on PCB design, embedded firmware, and low-power long-range communications (LoRaWAN and Sub-GHz). Manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure regulatory compliance and interoperability, optimize power consumption and network performance for industrial LPWAN deployments, and drive technical strategy for scalable, reliable connected devices.

Leads the Hardware System Safety Engineering team, setting technical direction, managing deliverables, budgets, staffing, technical risks, quality standards, and Agile execution. Partners with product, QA, and executive leadership while overseeing architecture decisions and project delivery. The role also includes hiring, performance management, mentoring, workforce planning, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement initiatives in a complex aerospace environment.

The Applications Engineer installs and integrates AI vision systems on production lines, troubleshoots issues, and provides customer support in manufacturing environments.

Owns the hardware lifecycle for GPU and infrastructure assets, including fleet health monitoring, vendor RMA workflows, firmware and BIOS upgrades, burn-in testing, failure investigation, inventory accuracy, capacity planning, spare-parts strategy, runbook creation, and new platform qualification. The role serves as the technical owner of physical compute platforms and supports high-density GPU infrastructure across sites.

Supports the design, selection, integration, qualification, environmental testing, verification, and troubleshooting of spacecraft GN&C flight hardware, including sensors, actuators, and avionics interfaces. Responsibilities include trade studies, vendor management, AIT support, HIL and integrated system testing, technical documentation, flight readiness preparation, and post-test or post-flight analysis.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer leads the development of hardware for NASA projects, ensuring high-quality design and compliance with safety standards, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across disciplines.

Design and validate mechanical and thermal hardware, electronics enclosures, and production tooling. Develop and execute test plans for tolerances, shock/vibration, EMI, reliability, thermal and acoustics. Collaborate with internal and outsourced partners, create cost-effective solutions, and support prototype fabrication and production readiness for low- to moderately-complex products.

The engineer will design, develop, test and improve integrated hardware/software systems, analyze customer issues, and provide technical expertise in photonic integrated circuits.

Seeking exceptional technical builders for undefined role, focused on operating complex systems and solving tough problems across various layers of technology.

Support development, testing, integration, and lifecycle management of security and surveillance hardware. Configure and troubleshoot IP cameras, networking (TCP/IP, PoE, VLANs, DHCP/DNS, VPNs), low-voltage electrical systems, and firmware. Build POCs, maintain BOMs, lab/demo equipment, documentation, and provide technical guidance to manufacturing, support, sales engineering, and field teams.

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.

Design, test, and integrate electrical power storage systems for spaceflight modules, including batteries and related electrical control systems, collaborating with teams and suppliers.

Provides technical leadership and customer support for Marvell switching, PHY, and processor SoC products. Architects hardware solutions, investigates and reproduces hardware and software issues, performs schematic reviews, debugs boot sequencing and customer-reported problems, and supports Linux BSPs, U-Boot, device drivers, and board designs. Serves as a liaison among customers, Avnet field applications engineers, and Marvell engineering teams, while delivering training and occasional customer-site support.