Top Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Lead design and development of ruggedized board-level hardware for defense/aerospace systems. Architect high-speed digital boards (FPGAs, secure processing, PCIe, DDR5, 400G Ethernet), establish design standards, ensure manufacturability and verification, support proposals, and mentor engineering teams through production.

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

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 and build prototype and pilot-ready systems that integrate software with hardware, edge devices, and cloud platforms. Develop APIs, telemetry, diagnostics, and cloud-native deployments using C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Azure. Lead field and lab testing, troubleshoot cross-stack issues, document findings, and mentor engineers while evaluating emerging technologies and producing recommendations for production systems.

Lead board-level design of ruggedized, high-speed digital hardware from concept through production for defense/aerospace systems. Architect FPGA and CPU-based solutions, ensure signal integrity and manufacturability, establish design standards, support proposals, and collaborate with manufacturing for DFM/DFT.

The Senior/Staff Hardware Design Engineer will lead hardware design and system integration for AI/datacenter motherboard development, ensuring architectural alignment and performing rigorous analysis and optimization.

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.

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 Senior Package Layout Engineer will collaborate with teams to design IC substrates, optimize layouts, and improve productivity using Cadence tools.

The role involves designing and developing detailed layouts of IC substrates, collaborating on high speed/density ASIC packages, optimizing pinout, and troubleshooting manufacturing and electrical issues.

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.