Top Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Design, simulate, validate, debug, and optimize high‑speed electrical and optical links and memory interfaces. Create simulation models, correlate to lab measurements, define PCB signal integrity rules and stackups, execute hands‑on testing to root cause issues, and produce test plans and documentation.

Provide test engineering services for flight hardware supporting human spaceflight projects. Develop test plans, fixtures, and procedures; execute functional, integration, and certification tests; collect and analyze data; write test reports; operate and process hardware at KBR and JSC test facilities; coordinate with project teams, safety, and NASA stakeholders.

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.

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.

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

Design and lead development of hardware architectures for satellite communications and ground stations. Drive integration, verification, environmental and EMC testing, root-cause analysis, and hardware qualification. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior engineers, produce technical documentation, and contribute to technology roadmaps while ensuring aerospace industry compliance.

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.

Lead and own hardware engineering: define strategy and roadmaps, manage full hardware lifecycle (IoT, CV, POS, KDS), drive R&D and edge compute platforms, manage procurement/OEM/vendor relations, ensure QA, regulatory compliance, hardware security, and cross-functional alignment.

Lead hardware operations and manufacturing for VotingWorks, oversee engineering and design, manage production scale-up, and enhance product quality standards.

Design, test, and validate next-generation server hardware and components for performance, power, and reliability. Diagnose and resolve hardware issues across engineering and manufacturing, document results, and develop/maintain test scripts. Collaborate with internal teams and OEM/ODM partners to scale platforms for global deployment.

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.