Hardware Engineer

Legrand North America•Fremont, CA

22d•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Hardware Engineer to join the ZPE Systems Team in Fremont, CA. This role involves the design and development of hardware devices for infrastructure management, including routers, serial consoles, and edge network components. The engineer will review circuit designs, PCB layout, mechanical designs, and assist with component selection for high-performance, reliable, and energy-efficient hardware. Collaboration with contract manufacturers, vendors, product management, and firmware/software teams is essential to ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and seamless integration. The position also includes firmware development responsibilities, such as maintaining a cross-compiler environment, writing and reviewing code for boot loaders, BIOS, device drivers, firmware installation, and hardware tests, while utilizing git for source control and following agile development strategies. Prototyping, testing, manufacturing support, documentation, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements are also key aspects of this role.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related degree.
3+ years of experience in hardware design and development, preferably in the networking or telecommunications industry.
Knowledge and experience with circuit design, PCB layout tools, and troubleshooting.
Understanding of digital and analog circuits, power management, and high-speed signal design.
Hands-on experience with using hardware diagnostic tools (e.g, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and soldering tools) to troubleshoot and test electronic circuits.
Understanding of manufacturing processes (e.g., SMT, injection molding, machining, assembly, etc.).
Experience working with contract manufacturers or ODMs for hardware development and production.
Familiarity with product testing and validation processes, including functional and reliability testing, as well as EMI/EMC and safety compliance testing.
Analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and implementing corrective/preventive methods.
Communication skills to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and external partner teams.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with IoT devices, edge computing, and data center hardware.
Experience with PXE boot, secure boot, platform certificate, and attestation.
Experience with Small Form-factor Pluggable modules and Passive Optical Network technologies.
Ability to communicate in Portuguese, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese is preferred for working with international teams, independent laboratories, and manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

Design and develop hardware devices for infrastructure management, including routers, serial consoles, and edge network components.
Review circuit designs, PCB layout, mechanical designs, and assist on component selection for high-performance, reliable, and energy-efficient hardware.
Collaborate with contract manufacturers and vendors to ensure designs are manufacturable and cost-effective.
Collaborate with product management to define and refine product requirements.
Coordinate with firmware and software teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware components.
Maintain a cross-compiler environment for embedded systems.
Write and review code for boot loader, BIOS, device drivers, firmware installation, and hardware tests.
Maintain source control management with git.
Follow agile development strategies and practices.
Build and test hardware prototypes, refining designs based on test results.
Conduct measurements and analyses to verify design integrity and compliance with industry standards.
Collaborate with contract manufacturers to review prototype and production testing results.
Work closely with contract manufacturers to resolve technical issues during production, ensuring products meet quality and performance expectations.
Drive continuous improvement efforts to optimize cost, performance, and reliability of products.
Create detailed documentations, including production documents, specifications, test reports, work instructions, and provide cross-departmental training based on the documentations.
Understand hardware certification and regulatory compliance requirements in terms of safety, emissions, radiofrequency transmission of cellular and Wi-Fi modules for the main markets in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Africa.
Understand interoperability requirements for cellular carriers.
Work closely with certification labs to attain required certifications for ZPE products.
Enable continuous effort to ensure products stay up to date on current certifications and compliance requirements and maintain comprehensive and organized documentations to enable smooth process of product sales and shipping.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits
Industry-leading 401(k) match
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Holidays
Disability coverage
Bonus opportunities
Paid volunteer time
Access to active Employee Resource Groups that support women in engineering and underrepresented identities
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
High employer 401K match
Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay
Short-term and long-term disability benefit plans
Above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave