Electrical Hardware Engineer

Nesco Resource•Round Rock, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

An established technology-driven organization in the North Austin area is seeking an Electrical Hardware Engineer to join its product development team. This hands-on role focuses primarily on electrical hardware design, PCB development, testing, and troubleshooting, with some embedded firmware development. The engineer will help bring connected-device and embedded products from concept through production, working with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing professionals. The role involves designing and improving electronic circuits and hardware assemblies for microcontroller-based products; creating schematics and PCB layouts; testing and troubleshooting boards and embedded systems; and contributing to product validation, reliability testing, regulatory certification, production readiness, and ongoing product improvements. The position is primarily on-site, 4–5 days per week, in the North Austin, Texas area.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
At least 1 year of professional or equivalent hands-on experience developing analog and digital electronic hardware.
Practical experience designing or modifying printed circuit boards, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
Familiarity with Altium Designer or comparable electronic design automation (EDA) software.
Understanding of embedded systems involving microcontrollers, sensors, and analog and digital electronic components.
Experience with hardware communication interfaces, including I2C, SPI, Ethernet, RS232, and RS485.
Ability to troubleshoot electronic assemblies using oscilloscopes, multimeters, bench power supplies, and related diagnostic tools.
Working knowledge of embedded C or C++ programming and the relationship between firmware and physical hardware.
Familiarity with firmware programming, debugging, and testing tools.
Experience using Git or similar version control systems.
Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work through technical challenges independently.
Comfort communicating and collaborating with engineers from different technical disciplines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Bluetooth or other wireless communication technologies.
Exposure to connected devices, IoT hardware, or similar embedded electronic products.
Familiarity with hardware certification processes, including UL or FCC compliance.
Experience supporting products through manufacturing, production testing, or field deployment.
Personal electronics projects involving microcontrollers, circuit design, PCB development, or embedded programming.
Experience collaborating with engineering teams across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and improve electronic circuits and hardware assemblies for microcontroller-based products.
Create electrical schematics, develop PCB layouts, and maintain component libraries using tools such as Altium Designer.
Test and troubleshoot circuit boards, electronic components, and embedded systems.
Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and other laboratory equipment to diagnose electrical issues and verify performance.
Collaborate with hardware, firmware, mechanical design, and manufacturing engineers to resolve technical challenges.
Support hardware bring-up, investigate circuit behavior, and troubleshoot interactions between electronics and embedded software.
Write, modify, and troubleshoot embedded firmware in C or C++ for microcontroller-based devices.
Participate in product validation, reliability testing, and performance evaluations before release.
Investigate product issues found during development, manufacturing, or field use and recommend corrective actions.
Assist with regulatory testing and certification efforts, including UL and FCC requirements.
Support new product introductions, production readiness, component substitutions, and ongoing product improvements.
Maintain engineering documentation, including schematics, test procedures, design revisions, and troubleshooting findings.