Hardware Engineer

Ralliant • Town of Pittsford, NY

7h

About The Position

The Hardware Engineer will work within the Transformers Value Stream and Qualitrol’s R&D team to advance new technology initiatives and support new product development and sustaining activities. The role develops sensing and monitoring systems, sensors, and solutions for utility and industrial customers, contributing across the product lifecycle—from requirements specification and design through verification, validation, deployment, compliance certification, and production introduction. The engineer is responsible for product quality, reliability, and feature completion, working with internal and external resources and coordinating with the architecture team.

The position uses SAFe Agile development methods and the Scrum framework to deliver customer-facing products. It calls for a strong understanding of analog and digital electrical design, embedded systems, and communication protocols, as well as a collaborative, customer-focused approach. The engineer works with a multifunctional team that may include hardware architecture, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, logistics engineering, product management, and program management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar field.
• At least 2 years of experience in hardware design for embedded systems.
• Proficiency in analog and digital circuit design, including low-noise signal paths and power management.
• Strong understanding of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus RTU/TCP, LoRa, and RS-485, with experience integrating them into new and existing hardware platforms.
• Familiarity with sensor integration, including temperature, humidity, pressure, and optical sensors.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Experience with firmware-hardware co-design and debugging embedded systems.
• Knowledge of designing for EMC and safety compliance, compliance testing, and product certification processes.
• Experience working with global manufacturing partners and contract manufacturers.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Altium Designer experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermal dynamics fundamentals, and computational fluid simulation using Ansys, Solid Works, or similar software, is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the product implementation cycle, including requirements analysis, high-level and detailed design (including PCBA layout), implementation, testing, integration, documentation, compliance certification, and introduction to production in coordination with the architecture team.
• Work with multifunctional teams, including hardware architecture, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, logistics engineering, product management, and program management.
• Support advanced technology initiatives to develop next-generation sensors and sensing platforms.
• Support sustaining activities and improvements to existing products.
• Contribute to product quality, reliability, and feature completion across development activities.

What This Job Offers

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