Sr. Hardware Engineer

Ralliant • Town of Pittsford, NY

6h

About The Position

As a Sr. Hardware Engineer in the Transformers Value Stream, you will contribute to new technology initiatives and Qualitrol’s new product development and sustaining initiatives. You will work on multiple projects with internal and external resources to deliver quality products that meet customer needs, contributing across the development lifecycle from requirements specification through validation, verification, and deployment. The role is responsible for product quality, reliability, and feature completion.

You will use SAFe Agile development methods and an AI-first Scrum framework to develop customer-facing monitoring systems, sensors, and solutions for utility and industrial customers. The position requires a thorough understanding of analog and digital electrical design principles and a strong foundation in embedded systems and communication protocols. You will work with a cross-functional team and support the development of next-generation sensing platforms and improvements to existing products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar field.
• At least 5 years of experience in hardware design for embedded systems.
• Experience with and motivation to use AI tools and drive their adoption.
• 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 integrating temperature, humidity, pressure, and optical sensors.
• Experience with firmware-hardware co-design and embedded systems debugging.
• 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

• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools; Altium Designer is preferred.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermal dynamics fundamentals, and computational fluid simulation using Ansys, Solid Works, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the product implementation lifecycle, including requirements analysis, high-level and detailed design, PCBA layout, implementation, testing, integration, documentation, compliance certification, and production introduction in coordination with the architecture team.
• Work with cross-functional 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.
• Contribute to sustaining activities and improvements for existing products.
• Use SAFe Agile development methods and an AI-first Scrum framework to deliver customer-facing monitoring systems, sensors, and solutions.

What This Job Offers

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