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# Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Actalent
- **Location:** Avon, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Altium Designer, Analog Electronics, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Firmware, Rapid Prototyping Process, Schematic Capture, Software Technical Review, Pcb Layout, Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/hardware-engineer-avon-oh-usa-58849238

## About the Role

_ builds, testing, and design iteration * Participate in customer-facing technical discussions when appropriate Tasks * Bachelor's Degree in Engineering * 3+ years of hardware engineering experience (flexibility depending on degree) * Experience developing embedded electronics and PCB-based systems * Strong understanding of digital and analog circuit fundamentals * Experience with PCB design environments such as Altium Designer * Familiarity with component selection, schematic capture, and layout review * Comfort debugging hardware in lab environments using oscilloscopes, analyzers, and bench instrumentation * Ability to work across hardware, firmware, and test functions Key requirements * Medical, dental & vision * 401(k) Retirement Plan * Life Insurance * Short and long-term disability * HSA * Paid time off

## Description

Experteer Overview As a Hardware Engineer, you will design and develop embedded hardware for customer programs across industries. You will create schematics, support PCB layout, and guide component selection while collaborating with firmware to define interfaces. You'll bring boards up, debug, validate, and troubleshoot root causes, contributing to design reviews and prototype testing. This role offers hands-on lab work, cross-functional collaboration, and opportunities to influence how hardware integrates with software and systems. Compensation / Benefits * Design and develop embedded hardware for customer programs across industries * Create schematics, support PCB layout, and guide component selection * Collaborate on multilayer board development and designs * Work with firmware to define interfaces and support integration * Board bring-up, debugging, validation, and root-cause troubleshooting * Contribute to requirements discussions and technical design reviews * Support prototype builds, testing, and design iteration * Participate in customer-facing technical discussions when appropriate Tasks * Bachelor's Degree in Engineering * 3+ years of hardware engineering experience (flexibility depending on degree) * Experience developing embedded electronics and PCB-based systems * Strong understanding of digital and analog circuit fundamentals * Experience with PCB design environments such as Altium Designer * Familiarity with component selection, schematic capture, and layout review * Comfort debugging hardware in lab environments using oscilloscopes, analyzers, and bench instrumentation * Ability to work across hardware, firmware, and test functions Key requirements * Medical, dental & vision * 401(k) Retirement Plan * Life Insurance * Short and long-term disability * HSA * Paid time off


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