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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Design Engineer - **Company:** Intellectt, Inc - **Location:** Dublin, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, Altium Designer, ARM Architecture, Network Analysis, Communications Protocols, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Ethernet, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, PCI Express, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, RS-485 Standard, Signal Integrity, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Hardware Testing, Functional Dependencies - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bb177878-7062-462a-a84a-2f4d0c5c4c96 ## About the Role We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer with 10+ years of Electrical/Hardware Design experience and strong expertise in mixed-signal analog and digital design. The role requires hands-on experience in high-speed PCB design, power tree architecture, processor and FPGA ecosystems, signal integrity, EMI/EMC, hardware validation, and board-level troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will have strong schematic and PCB design ownership, Xpedition experience, advanced laboratory instrumentation skills, and technical leadership capabilities., * Mixed-signal analog and digital design, schematic and PCB design, and high-speed PCB routing and layout for DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, and QSPI with strict impedance control. * Power tree architecture and complex DC-DC power management networks using buck and boost regulators, LDO regulators, and sequencing; power integrity, thermal management, and component derating. * Processor and FPGA ecosystems, including advanced microprocessors, microcontrollers such as ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V, and FPGAs; FPGA board bring-up and hardware validation. * Signal integrity and EMI/EMC, including mitigation of noise, crosstalk, and electromagnetic interference to ensure FCC, CE, automotive, and aerospace compliance. * Communication protocols including I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, CAN, USB, and Ethernet. * Advanced laboratory instrumentation, including digital storage oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, vector network analyzers, and spectrum analyzers. * Advanced component-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, board bring-up, hardware validation, thermal management, and de-rating analysis. * Enterprise EDA and PCB design tools, including Xpedition, with additional experience in Altium or Cadence Allegro preferred. * Technical leadership, mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, driving design reviews, and managing cross-functional dependencies with firmware, mechanical, and software teams. * Project management activities including architectural trade-off analyses, component selection matrices, project scheduling, and budgeting., * B.E., B.Tech., M.S., or M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. * 10+ years of relevant Electrical/Hardware Design experience, with strong preference for 12+ years of hands-on hardware design experience. * Strong hands-on experience in mixed-signal analog and digital design. * Strong high-speed PCB design experience with DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, and QSPI. * Hands-on experience with power tree architecture, DC-DC converters, LDOs, and power sequencing. * Experience with FPGA, ARM, and RISC-V ecosystems. * Strong experience with signal integrity and EMI/EMC. * Hands-on experience with I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, CAN, USB, and Ethernet. * Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, VNAs, and spectrum analyzers. * Strong schematic and PCB design ownership and experience with Xpedition. * Experience leading technical teams and design reviews. * Willingness to work onsite in Dublin, CA. Additional Skills * Aerospace, automotive, medical, or semiconductor industry background. * Board bring-up and hardware validation experience. * Thermal management and component derating experience. * FCC, CE, automotive, and aerospace compliance experience. * Cross-functional leadership experience. * DDR5 and PCIe Gen4+ experience. * Power integrity experience. * FPGA board bring-up experience. * Altium or Cadence Allegro experience. * Master's degree. ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [The Billion Dollar Machine: First Time Right.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/393-the-billion-dollar-machine-first-time-right) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer)