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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer - **Company:** ASCENDO RESOURCES - **Location:** Jacksonville, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, C (Programming Language), Altium Designer, Bluetooth, C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, Linux, Electronic Design Automation, Embedded Software, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), OrCAD, Software Reliability Testing, Cadence Virtuoso, Wireless Sensor Networks, Signal Integrity, Wi-Fi Technology, PIC Microcontroller, Yield Optimization, Wireless Technologies, Pcb Layout, Hardware Debugging - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b737ea6a29d5601a ## About the Role * Hands-on experience designing and supporting embedded electronic products. * Demonstrated ownership of circuit design, schematic development, PCB revisions or reviews, and board bring-up. * Experience with analog, digital, or mixed-signal circuitry involving microcontrollers, sensors, power supplies, battery-powered devices, or embedded communication interfaces. * Experience improving or sustaining released products through engineering changes, production support, component changes, field issues, or reliability improvements. * Strong laboratory troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills using equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, digital multimeters, and power supplies. * Experience supporting manufacturing, suppliers, quality, and cross-functional product teams. * Ability to lead technical work and mentor others while remaining personally hands-on. * Experience with a professional schematic and PCB design platform such as Altium Designer, PADS, OrCAD, Cadence, KiCad, or a comparable tool. A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline is preferred. Candidates with substantial equivalent embedded-hardware experience will also be considered. Preferred Experience: * Wireless sensors, industrial IoT, instrumentation, telemetry, data acquisition, medical devices, avionics, or other rugged connected products. * Low-power or battery-operated hardware using Bluetooth, BLE, sub-GHz, 900 MHz, Wi-Fi, cellular, or comparable wireless technology. * Accelerometers, vibration sensing, ultrasound, temperature sensing, signal conditioning, analog front ends, ADCs, or DSP-based systems. * DFM, DFT, EMC/EMI mitigation, environmental testing, and product certification. * FCC, CE, UL, HazLoc, ATEX, IECEx, ISO 9001, or another structured product-compliance environment. * Working knowledge of embedded firmware, C, C++, Python, or Linux. * Experience working in a small or mid-sized product company where engineers carry broad ownership. ## Description * Lead hands-on hardware enhancements, revisions, and upgrades for existing embedded electronic products. * Design and modify analog, digital, mixed-signal, microcontroller-based, sensor-interface, wireless, and power circuitry. * Develop schematics and review PCB layouts for performance, signal integrity, EMC, manufacturability, and testability. * Perform board bring-up, functional verification, environmental and reliability testing, and complex hardware debugging. * Investigate field failures, returned products, intermittent defects, and hardware-versus-firmware issues. * Support manufacturing through engineering changes, yield improvement, defect reduction, pilot builds, and production troubleshooting. * Partner with procurement and supply chain on component availability, alternate qualification, obsolescence, supplier issues, and second sourcing. * Support engineering documentation, configuration management, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and product compliance activities. * Provide technical direction, mentoring, design reviews, prioritization, and knowledge-sharing for a small engineering team. * Collaborate closely with firmware, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technical support, and operations. ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [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) - [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) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)