Hardware Design Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking an entry-level Hardware Design Engineer to contribute to the design development validation and support of advanced electronic hardware for test and measurement products. This position is ideal for a recent college graduate with a strong foundation in electrical engineering principles and a passion for circuit design PCB development and hands-on laboratory work.

The successful candidate will work under the guidance of senior engineers to develop analog mixed-signal and digital circuitry while gaining experience in schematic capture PCB layout hardware bring-up signal integrity and product development processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and development of PCB-based hardware systems from concept through validation.
• Create and maintain schematics engineering documentation and design records using industry-standard CAD tools.
• Support PCB layout activities by working with senior engineers to define component placement routing requirements and design constraints.
• Participate in board bring-up debugging and validation of prototype hardware.
• Apply fundamental signal integrity principles including transmission line concepts impedance control termination techniques and high-speed routing guidelines.
• Design and analyze basic analog circuits including amplifiers filters power supply circuits signal conditioning and data converter interfaces.
• Support laboratory testing and characterization using oscilloscopes signal generators power supplies spectrum analyzers network analyzers and other electronic test equipment.
• Assist in investigating and resolving hardware issues through structured debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Participate in schematic reviews layout reviews and engineering design reviews.
• Collaborate with systems FPGA firmware software mechanical manufacturing and test engineers to support successful product development.
• Support manufacturing and sustaining engineering activities including troubleshooting production and field issues.
• Follow established engineering processes quality systems and documentation standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• 0-2 years of industry experience including internships co-op assignments senior design projects or research experience.
• Understanding of analog and digital circuit fundamentals.
• Basic knowledge of PCB design concepts including schematic capture and multilayer board layouts.
• Familiarity with signal integrity fundamentals transmission lines timing and high-speed interfaces.
• Understanding of common electronic components such as operational amplifiers ADCs DACs regulators MOSFETs and communication devices.
• Familiarity with common serial communication protocols such as I²C SPI UART and GPIO interfaces.
• Experience using laboratory instrumentation for troubleshooting and measurement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a collaborative engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship or project experience involving hardware or PCB design.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Siemens Xpedition Altium Designer Cadence Allegro or similar.
• Exposure to analog circuit simulation tools such as LTspice PSpice or equivalent.
• Experience with signal integrity or power integrity concepts through coursework or projects.
• Familiarity with Python MATLAB or similar scripting environments for test automation and data analysis.
• Experience developing and debugging microcontroller-based systems.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) principles.
• Participation in engineering clubs competitions research projects or personal electronics projects.