Hardware Engineers - Phoenix

Performance Software • Phoenix, AZ

28d • Onsite

About The Position

Performance Software is engaged in the design of Real-time Embedded Software and Hardware. This includes Avionics and Space Exploration applications such as Synthetic Vision Cockpit Displays, Flight Management System Guidance and Navigation, Platforms, and Datalink Applications. Our customers are both Commercial and Defense-related avionics and rocketry suppliers/manufacturers. Performance Software has been in business since 1998; we were awarded INC Magazine 5000 Fastest Growing Companies and Best Places to Work for multiple years. Both companies have locations in Phoenix, AZ, New Orleans, LA, Grand Rapids, MI, Clearwater, FL, Bothell, WA, Cedar Rapids, IA with other remote employees across the states. Why Performance? Our foundation was built by implementing the characteristics from large companies that we liked and eliminating the characteristics that we did not. Without the archaic practices from larger organizations, we fully embrace the culture of clear accountability, a positive attitude, transparency between every department, and productivity over the clock. This builds trust between management and employee’s, which provides us with our greatest strengths as an organization, flexibility, and work life balance.

Requirements

• Engineers that can run Python scripts on low-level hardware interfaces.
• Knowledgeable about hardware interfaces.
• Hardware troubleshooting skills.
• Able to work independently and coordinate with various product teams.
• Explicitly list interface and lab skills.
• Comfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Use version control (Git), code reviews, and basic CI/test execution workflows.

Nice To Haves

• Direct Hire or Contractor

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and debug Python-based hardware validation scripts for board-level and interface-level testing.
• Translate hardware requirements into executable test procedures and pass/fail criteria.
• Hands-on with interfaces like UART/RS-422/RS-485, SPI, I2C, GPIO, Ethernet/CAN (as relevant).
• Comfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Root-cause failures across script logic, firmware, and hardware bring-up issues.
• Perform triage with clear issue isolation: test setup vs script defect vs hardware defect.
• Write maintainable, modular Python with logging, retries/timeouts, and robust error handling.
• Use version control (Git), code reviews, and basic CI/test execution workflows.
• Maintain requirement-to-test traceability and test evidence (logs, captures, summaries).
• Document setup instructions, known failure modes, and reusable troubleshooting playbooks.
• Own test development from test design through lab execution and closure.
• Proactively improve script reliability and test throughput.
• Providing weekly status and sharing information and best practices with other members of the teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Contribution to an individual IRA equal to 12% of your salary (paid for by the company)
• Flexible hours
• Health/dental/vision insurance coverage
• STD/LTD coverage
• Separate paid sick time and vacation days
• Major holidays
• Medical/dental/vision benefits available for hourly employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed