Hardware Board Design Engineer - USA
About The Position
The Hardware Board Design Engineer designs and develops next-generation electronic hardware platforms for consumer and collaboration products. The role works cross-functionally with electrical, firmware, software, mechanical, industrial design, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-performance, reliable, and manufacturable solutions. It offers involvement in product architecture from concept through production while contributing to technical excellence and innovation. The position is located onsite in San Jose, California. It involves designing schematics and PCBs for digital, analog, wireless, and power electronic systems; integrating components and hardware with other product disciplines; leading board bring-up and debugging; and validating system performance. The engineer also supports analysis, prototyping, design reviews, and manufacturing ramp-up, while driving manufacturability, testability, and cost optimization throughout the product lifecycle.
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.
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Altium 365, Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, or similar platforms.
- 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 for digital, analog, wireless, and power electronic systems supporting consumer hardware products.
- Collaborate with firmware, software, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure hardware integration and product performance.
- Lead board bring-up, 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, Design for Testability, and cost optimization initiatives 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, company-paid holidays, personal days, and sick leave; vacation varies by employee grade.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada).
- Retirement savings plans, such as a 401(k) in the U.S. or RRSP in Canada.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.
- The role may be eligible for variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
