Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Portland, OR

Perform deep technical teardown and architectural analysis of AI/datacenter hardware (GPUs, CPUs, ASICs). Drive sample preparation, failure analysis, use FIB/SEM/X-ray tools, interpret design/process trade-offs (DTCO/STCO), co-author research, and expand lab capabilities and tooling.

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.

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.

Develop and maintain full-chip physical implementation flows for SoC designs, including floorplanning, partitioning, hierarchical block integration, placement and routing coordination, power grid planning and IR analysis, CTS strategy integration, and scalable multi-block/multi-power-domain assembly methodologies using Innovus.

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.

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 architecture, bring-up, validation, optimization, and deployment of networking infrastructure for large-scale AI training and inference. Define networking requirements, design Layer 3/4 and RDMA/AI fabric solutions, develop validation and observability tooling, perform packet-level debugging and root-cause analysis, and collaborate across silicon, firmware, software, and Azure teams to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of hyperscale AI clusters.

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.

Provide customer-facing technical enablement for Intel IPU and Ethernet products, including board/platform bring-up, validation, hardware/firmware/software debug, tool development, documentation, and cross-functional feedback to accelerate customer designs and product ramps.

Design and optimize high-speed, high-density ASIC package layouts and substrate breakouts. Perform pinout optimization, routing, placement, stack-up, power distribution, CAD library development, feasibility studies, and productivity methodology improvements while collaborating with package leads and cross-functional teams.

Design and perform physical layout for silicon interposers using Cadence Virtuoso; run DRC/LVS and verification (Calibre, ICV, Thunder); perform feasibility studies, floorplanning, custom layout, and collaborate with package, SI, and technology teams to meet schedule, cost, manufacturability, and electrical goals.

Design, document, and implement PCBA and end-of-line tests and fixtures. Develop and debug flying-probe and automated Windows-based test software, support manufacturing, mentor junior engineers, and improve test coverage and efficiency.

Design, document, and implement PCBA and end-of-line production tests; develop/debug tests on flying-probe platforms; build test automation software and fixtures; configure Windows test platforms; mentor junior engineers; train factory staff; analyze and resolve hardware test issues and improve test coverage and efficiency.

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

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.

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.