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# Staff Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Persistent Systems
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $189,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), C++ (Programming Language), Network Analysis, Computer Engineering, Embedded Software, Hardware Design, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Pcb Layout
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ce7f5bc88bb586e6

## About the Role

* 10-15 years of hardware engineering experience
 * Demonstrated ownership of a complex, cross-functional hardware project
 * Strong expertise in a core hardware domain (e.g. power, high-speed digital, mixed-signal)
 * Developing track record of technical leadership without formal management authority
 * Excellent cross-functional communication skills, * Knowledge of audio/video encoder/decoders and interfaces
 * Exposure to Embedded Firmware Development in Assembly, C and/or C++
 * Experience in electromagnetic capability (EMC) testing and design
 * Knowledge of 802.11 standard and system implementation
 * Familiar with switching mode power supply design
 * Knowledge of military qualification testing
 * Modeling/simulation/development in VHDL
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Excellent task management skills
 * Experience with compliance/certification processes
 * Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

## Description

Design the circuit boards that go inside radios operators trust with their lives
At Persistent Systems, our Wave Relay® MANET technology keeps warfighters, first responders, and critical missions connected in the most contested environments on earth. We're looking for a Hardware Engineer with deep experience in battery-powered, high-speed (GHz) digital circuit design. This role is for someone who wants their boards to end up in the field, not in a reference kit.

You'll design, develop, and prototype the electronic assemblies inside our next-generation radios and the upgrades to our current products. Your work spans concept through DVT, and into direct technical support for manufacturing. This lead engineer will set design direction across a project or small set of related projects and serve as a technical resource for others.

What you'll work on

 * Defining system- and circuit-level requirements for next-generation radio products
 * Designing circuits, running analysis and simulations, and producing schematics and BOMs
 * Identifying all components and equipment needed to support the product design process
 * Providing PCB layout guidance and working closely with layout engineers to complete PCB designs
 * Interfacing with Mechanical Engineering to meet packaging and thermal constraints
 * Establishing hardware and software test environments and infrastructure
 * Developing concept prototypes and running DVT to verify system performance
 * Providing technical leadership for projects developed by sub-contractors
 * Ensuring deliverables meet performance, cost, and reliability targets on schedule
 * Providing technical support to manufacturing

The tooling you'll work with
We invest in the tools that move engineers' output. You'll have day-one access to a modern hardware development environment:

 * Serious lab infrastructure. Full RF and digital lab: high-bandwidth scopes, spectrum and vector network analyzers, thermal chambers, and the fixtures to characterize what you build.
 * Direct hand-off to manufacturing. In-house manufacturing support, so the feedback loop from board bring-up to production issues is fast.

Why hardware engineers choose Persistent Systems

 * You own boards from end-to-end. Concept, schematic, layout guidance, bring-up, DVT, and production support, one engineer, one board, real accountability.
 * Independent, not a subsidiary. Product direction gets made by the people building the radios, not filtered through a Fortune 500 parent's roadmap review.
 * Mission you can point to. Our radios are deployed with U.S. and allied forces, federal agencies, and public safety teams worldwide., * Architect hardware subsystems spanning multiple products
 * Promote technical standards and best practices for the hardware team
 * Resolve complex technical challenges across projects
 * Partner with product management and adjacent engineering functions on tradeoffs
 * Mentor other engineers and contribute to hiring decisions