Top Hardware Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Develop and test software controlling complex hardware and automated test equipment for defense and intelligence systems. Responsibilities include coding, debugging, software and hardware integration, regression and requirements testing, and working with AI/ML services. The role involves multidisciplinary collaboration, possible business travel for demonstrations and installations, and participation in a structured first-year engineering development program.

Supports hardware development for F-16 and F-2 equipment by building, testing, and analyzing results; updating test procedures; documenting parts and lists; researching and ordering hardware; reviewing schematics and data; and coordinating with manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering teams. Participates in mentoring, professional development, networking, and team activities through BAE Systems’ LEAP summer internship program.

The Hardware Development Engineer designs and develops high-performance GPS receivers, managing all design phases from concept to production, ensuring compliance with quality and performance standards.

Leads enterprise HDD qualification for Azure-scale deployments, translating requirements into validation strategies and automated test suites. Analyzes failures using traces, logs, telemetry, and diagnostics; partners with suppliers on debugging and corrective actions; drives reliability, security, performance, interoperability, and serviceability improvements. Coordinates cross-functional technical initiatives, advances qualification methodologies, influences industry standards, and mentors engineers.

Leads a cross-functional hardware and infrastructure engineering team supporting datacenter, cloud, networking, storage, virtualization, and container environments. Responsibilities include managing Agile delivery through Jira, translating customer requirements into infrastructure designs, coordinating roadmaps and releases, defining acceptance criteria, producing technical documentation, overseeing configuration management and integration, mentoring engineers, and managing budgets and earned value. The role is full-time onsite in Rancho Bernardo, California, requires an active Top Secret clearance, and involves up to 25% travel.

Designs and implements hardware testing methods and equipment, troubleshoots RF and digital hardware, analyzes test data, improves manufacturing and testing processes, supports yield targets, trains technicians, and collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and program teams on root-cause and corrective actions.

Designs and implements hardware testing methods and equipment for RF and digital systems. Troubleshoots hardware, analyzes test data, monitors manufacturing yields, identifies trends, and recommends corrective actions. The engineer collaborates with design, manufacturing, systems, and program teams to improve hardware, testing processes, and production outcomes. Responsibilities also include supporting technicians through troubleshooting and training and reporting yield issues and corrective actions in program meetings.

Design and execute hardware integration and system test strategies, including test plans, procedures, fixtures, cables, and custom test boards. Troubleshoot hardware and software failures using laboratory equipment and CCA schematics, identify root causes, present findings, and improve manufacturing test reliability. Collaborate with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to validate product requirements and estimate testing work.

Leads and develops Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams while co-leading technical execution with Principal Engineers. Oversees electro-mechanical hardware development from concept through design, prototyping, qualification, production transition, and sustainment. Responsibilities include staffing, mentoring, resource planning, technical risk management, design reviews, configuration control, engineering process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Systems, Software, Production, Supply Chain, and Program teams. The role supports ruggedized, mission-ready hardware for defense and harsh-environment applications.

Develop and integrate avionics, RF, electronic warfare, and mission hardware subsystems for airborne platforms. Responsibilities include requirements development and traceability, architecture and interface management, supplier documentation and oversight, functional and performance analysis, trade studies, hardware integration and testing, troubleshooting, and verification and validation. The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary hardware, software, firmware, and program teams while ensuring compliance with applicable standards and mission objectives.

Design, build, integrate, test, install and maintain rack-based communications hardware and cabling in lab and field environments. Produce drawings and BOMs, perform signal/power analysis, verify systems, troubleshoot complex issues, support site integration and provide stakeholder briefings. On-site role requiring travel and active security clearance.

Design complex digital boards using high-end SoC FPGAs, high-speed interfaces, microprocessors, and power supplies. Perform signal and power integrity analysis using simulation tools, support EMC certification, and apply military and space hardware design experience. The role is hybrid in San Diego and offered on a contract-to-potential-permanent basis.

Designs and brings up high-speed digital circuit boards featuring DDR, FPGAs, and networking interfaces. Performs schematic capture, EMC mitigation and testing, signal integrity simulation, laboratory testing, board debugging, root-cause analysis, and verification reporting. Uses FPGA design tools and technologies including Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, Vitis, Vivado, Quartus, Xilinx devices, and Altera devices. Supports test case development and execution while applying verification methodologies relevant to the space industry.

Own hardware architecture, schematic design, validation, debugging, and production support for processor-based wireless products, including 5G hotspots and fixed wireless access devices. Design digital and mixed-signal subsystems, power and connectivity interfaces, and support PCB reviews, compliance, manufacturing, certification, and sustaining activities. Collaborate across engineering and supplier teams, lead complex development projects, troubleshoot hardware issues, and mentor junior engineers.

Support and maintain engineering workspace platforms (Windows VDI, Citrix, Linux HPC), provide first-line support to engineering users, deploy and validate simulation applications, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated functional testing, drive automation and modernization initiatives, monitor performance, and collaborate with global DevOps and infrastructure teams to improve reliability and scalability.

Deploy and integrate electromechanical payloads onto autonomous maritime platforms. Lead rapid prototyping, system bring-up, dockside and sea trials, troubleshooting power/networking/sensor/compute subsystems, and provide design-for-deployment feedback to engineering teams.

Lead design, validation, and integration of high-speed analog, digital, and power electronics for spacecraft. Drive PCB layout direction, perform SPICE and signal/power integrity analysis, support manufacturing and test automation, ensure radiation and EMI/EMC compliance, and mentor junior engineers.

The Staff Hardware Systems Engineer leads the design and troubleshooting of embedded systems, ensuring hardware meets performance specifications and quality standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams on technical decisions.