Top Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs in Washington, DC

Manage and integrate complex systems, providing communications solutions, maintaining cloud infrastructure, assessing systems, and leading technical programs while ensuring compliance and data security.

The Sr. Network Engineer plans and performs network engineering research and supervises a team of network engineers on complex projects.

Lead manufacturing engineering for Microsoft cloud hardware: plan factory capacity and layouts, manage suppliers and production risks, standardize processes, implement quality systems (SPC, vision, automation), lead root-cause analysis and continuous improvement (8D, Six Sigma, DFMEA/PFMEA), drive AI/ML and predictive maintenance adoption, validate designs for manufacturability, and deliver metrics and governance for mass production.

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.

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.

Design and lead development of hardware architectures for satellite communications and ground stations. Drive integration, verification, environmental and EMC testing, root-cause analysis, and hardware qualification. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior engineers, produce technical documentation, and contribute to technology roadmaps while ensuring aerospace industry compliance.

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 hardware operations and manufacturing for VotingWorks, oversee engineering and design, manage production scale-up, and enhance product quality standards.

Lead and own hardware engineering: define strategy and roadmaps, manage full hardware lifecycle (IoT, CV, POS, KDS), drive R&D and edge compute platforms, manage procurement/OEM/vendor relations, ensure QA, regulatory compliance, hardware security, and cross-functional alignment.

The Senior Solution Delivery Architect is responsible for configuring and supporting mainframe hardware, managing migrations, and leading hardware upgrades for clients.