Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in Raleigh, NC

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.

Lead end-to-end hardware development of electromagnetic and ultrasonic water metering products: architecture, schematic and PCB design, prototyping, validation, manufacturing support, test-plan execution for accuracy and reliability, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating across firmware, systems, mechanical, test, and manufacturing teams.

The Principal Hardware Engineer will design high-speed digital hardware and maintain product integrity, managing designs from concept to production.

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.

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 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.

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

The Hardware Test Reliability Engineer will develop and execute test plans for ensuring product compliance and reliability, perform environmental tests, and collaborate with multiple teams for quality improvements.

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.

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.

Design and develop mitigation hardware and complete equipment solutions for moisture and temperature tracking. Create PCBs and system architecture, integrate sensors and embedded/IoT devices with software and billing systems, and collaborate with developers to deliver end-to-end hardware-software solutions in a fast-paced startup environment.

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 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.