Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Raleigh, NC

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.

Designs and validates server subsystems and hardware platforms, ensuring functional specifications, safety, signal integrity, power integrity, and manufacturing requirements are met. Responsibilities include PCB and stackup development, board file analysis, safety compliance, hardware validation, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration. The role supports product development from design through qualification and production, using tools such as HFSS, Maxwell, Cadence Concept, and Allegro, along with laboratory validation equipment.

Owns the hardware lifecycle for GPU and infrastructure assets, including fleet health monitoring, vendor RMA workflows, firmware and BIOS upgrades, burn-in testing, failure investigation, inventory accuracy, capacity planning, spare-parts strategy, runbook creation, and new platform qualification. The role serves as the technical owner of physical compute platforms and supports high-density GPU infrastructure across sites.

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.

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 physical design for complex SoCs from synthesis through GDS and tape-out. Drive floorplanning, PNR, clock construction, timing closure, physical verification, and IR/EM signoff. Improve tools and flows, optimize PPA, and collaborate with RTL, DFT, architecture, and R&D teams to meet foundry specifications.

Design and validate mechanical and thermal hardware, electronics enclosures, and production tooling. Develop and execute test plans for tolerances, shock/vibration, EMI, reliability, thermal and acoustics. Collaborate with internal and outsourced partners, create cost-effective solutions, and support prototype fabrication and production readiness for low- to moderately-complex products.

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.

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.

Lead SI/PI technical work for next-generation ASIC packaging: define design rules, run pre/post-layout SI/PI simulations, analyze substrate SI/PI, collaborate with layout and system teams, mentor engineers, and drive packaging design and validation for high-performance ASICs.

Lead hardware board design from architecture through bring-up, validation, qualification and production readiness. Drive design specification, schematic capture, and test coordination. Collaborate with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve issues and ensure product readiness.

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