Hardware Board Design Engineer - USA

Capgemini • Santa Clara, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Hardware Board Design Engineer, you will design and develop next-generation electronic hardware platforms for consumer and collaboration products. You will work across electrical, firmware, software, mechanical, industrial design, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-performance, reliable, and manufacturable solutions. The role offers the opportunity to influence product architecture from concept through production while driving technical excellence and innovation.

The position is onsite in San Jose, California. The posted base compensation range is $89,400 to $166,398. Regular, full-time employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package, with benefits determined by local policy and eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Five or more years of experience in PCB design, hardware board development, and embedded hardware engineering.
• Strong proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Altium 365, Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated expertise in digital, analog, wireless, power electronics, and embedded systems design.
• Experience performing board-level debugging, hardware validation, and root-cause analysis in a product development environment.
• Working knowledge of EMC/EMI compliance, signal integrity, power integrity, and manufacturability best practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop schematics and printed circuit boards (PCBs) for digital, analog, wireless, and power electronic systems supporting consumer hardware products.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware integration and product performance.
• Lead board bring-up activities, perform debugging and troubleshooting, and validate system performance against design requirements.
• Conduct signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and reliability analysis to optimize hardware quality and functionality.
• Support prototype builds, engineering validation, design reviews, and manufacturing ramp-up efforts.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Testability (DFT), and cost optimization throughout the product lifecycle.
• Select, evaluate, and integrate electronic components, including processors, sensors, memory devices, connectivity modules, and power management circuits.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation (12–25 days depending on employee grade), company-paid holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plans, including a 401(k) in the U.S.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level