Principal Hardware Engineer
Company Overview
A global technology organization focused on advanced test, measurement, and automation solutions is seeking an experienced hardware engineering leader to support the development of next-generation electronic systems. The company serves a broad range of high-tech industries worldwide and is committed to innovation, technical excellence, and collaborative problem-solving.
Position Overview
This role will be responsible for leading the architecture, design, and development of complex hardware platforms used in high-performance electronic systems. The successful candidate will provide both technical leadership and strategic direction, driving products from concept through production and customer deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own system-level and board-level architecture for large-scale, multi-board hardware systems.
- Lead end-to-end hardware development efforts, including concept generation, design, validation, manufacturing support, and product release.
- Drive the design of complex high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based hardware solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to hardware engineering teams.
- Ensure product quality through strong design practices, including signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) methodologies.
- Influence product architecture decisions and long-term technology roadmaps aligned with customer and business needs.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges and root cause investigations.
- Develop scalable, manufacturable hardware solutions through cross-functional collaboration.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership, customers, suppliers, and business partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 12+ years of experience in hardware engineering, board design, and system architecture.
- Demonstrated success leading complex hardware products from concept through production.
- Deep expertise in board-level circuitry, including:
- High-speed digital design
- Custom analog design
- Power distribution systems
- FPGA-based architectures
- Understanding of mechanical and thermal design considerations.
- Expert knowledge of high-speed interfaces and interconnect technologies such as DDR, PCIe, USB, and SerDes.
- Strong experience with PCB design, signal integrity, and power integrity challenges in complex multi-board systems.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering programs and deliver innovative hardware solutions.
- Experience driving technical innovation and contributing to future product roadmap development.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with geographically distributed teams.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decision-making.
- Experience advising senior leadership, customers, suppliers, and external stakeholders on complex technical matters.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
Preferred Profile
- Senior-level hardware architect or engineering leader with expertise in complex electronic systems.
- Experience with high-performance computing, semiconductor, electronics, instrumentation, or advanced technology development environments.
- Strong blend of hands-on technical depth and strategic leadership capabilities.
- Comfortable operating as a technical authority across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholder groups.
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