Top Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Maintains and troubleshoots server, storage, networking, cabling, and power hardware across a large-scale production data center fleet. Writes Python automation scripts, reviews logs and alerts, performs diagnostics, supports deployments, builds hardware health dashboards, coordinates with DevOps, supply chain, and vendors, and assists with hardware evaluation and reliability improvements. Requires on-call availability and travel to data center sites.

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.

Develop and operate Akamai’s Linux-based cloud infrastructure, including bare-metal and virtual machine platforms, kernels, operating systems, and KVM/QEMU virtualization. Build software, automation, observability, and infrastructure enhancements at scale; troubleshoot complex distributed-system issues; collaborate across engineering and operations; mentor team members; and participate in on-call service restoration.

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 and develop high-performance FPGA-based hardware and embedded systems for aerospace and defense applications. Responsibilities include system architecture, schematic and PCB development, component selection, signal and power integrity analysis, FPGA verification, hardware bring-up, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and regulatory compliance. The role collaborates across engineering, manufacturing, project management, product management, and customers while providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers.

Develop and own compute and GPU server platforms from architecture through global deployment. Responsibilities include schematic and layout reviews, design for manufacturability, new product introduction, board and system bring-up, validation, debugging, firmware and BIOS feature management, technology qualification, and vendor coordination. The role requires hands-on server architecture, board-level design, Linux and scripting expertise, platform validation, and five-day-per-week presence in the Cambridge office.

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.

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.

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.

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