Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

The role involves designing complex embedded hardware for motion control applications, collaborating with a multi-discipline team to develop advanced servo drive technology and ICT systems.

The Hardware Engineer I will assist in the hardware design process, collaborate on requirements, and support development of complex hardware systems including schematic capture and PCB layout.

Designs industrial automation hardware, schematics, layouts, wiring drawings, and bills of materials. Collaborates with software, controls, manufacturing, and panel shop teams through production handoff. Performs documentation, quality verification, troubleshooting, standards compliance, networking support, and continuous improvement. Provides occasional customer-site startup and commissioning support while ensuring reliable, compliant hardware solutions.

Design and develop industrial automation hardware including schematics, layouts, wiring drawings, and BOMs. Collaborate with software, manufacturing, and field teams, ensure UL508A compliance, troubleshoot hardware through development and startup, support industrial networking, and participate in commissioning and continuous improvement initiatives.

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.

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.

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 and deliver secure compute hardware for post-quantum cryptography and orbital/terrestrial systems. Own power, thermal, enclosure, and bus architecture design; collaborate with software, security, and systems teams; support FPGA integration, manufacturability, reliability, and environment-specific constraints (radiation, vibration, thermal-vacuum). Deliver iterative hardware releases on aggressive timelines.

Designs, develops, debugs, and tests analog and digital electronics for EP ablation medical devices, including high-voltage PFA treatment, communication, and interface circuits. Maintains existing products, resolves reliability issues, documents development, supports regulatory and manufacturing collaboration, and contributes to new product and process enhancements. The role also trains technicians and engineers, leads technical activities, and ensures adherence to quality and patient-safety processes.

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.

Debug and resolve complex hardware/software issues for manufacturing test stations. Lead commissioning and release-to-manufacturing of opto-electrical test stations, improve test uptime, provide documentation and support to contract manufacturers and vendors, coordinate equipment RFQs/RMAs, and use AI tools for data analysis.

Support electronic hardware design for high-performance sensors from concept to production. Collaborate cross-functionally to define requirements, perform schematic capture and PCB layout, conduct hardware testing and validation, and execute worst-case circuit analyses.

Design, develop, test, and validate embedded hardware and electrical control systems for commercial HVAC equipment. Create schematics and PCBs, develop analog/digital circuits, perform hardware verification/validation, troubleshoot failures, integrate sensors and fieldbuses, support compliance testing, and collaborate across firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and product teams.

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.

Lead advanced hardware diagnostics and RMA lifecycle management for enterprise servers in production data centers. Perform firmware/BMC/BIOS troubleshooting, root cause analysis, vendor warranty coordination, validate replacements, develop diagnostic playbooks, and drive reliability improvements across the fleet.

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.

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.

Lead design and delivery of industrial automation systems including control system architecture, control panel and hazardous-location panel design, PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS integration, industrial networking, project leadership, team mentorship, and ensuring project profitability and customer relationships.

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.

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