Senior Hardware Engineer: Connectivity Modules
$135,000–$209,000 year
HybridSunnyvale, California, United States or Warren, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Own end-to-end hardware design and bring-up of connectivity modules from concept through production, defining system architecture including SoC selection, memory, power architecture, and high-speed interfaces. Drive schematic design reviews and guide PCB layout, ensuring strong SI/PI, RF coexistence, and manufacturability. Lead board bring-up, including power sequencing, clocking, reset, and boot initialization, while performing root-cause analysis of complex, cross-domain issues involving silicon, board design, RF, and software. Collaborate with silicon vendors and firmware teams to enable platform functionality, validate high-speed interfaces, and define validation strategy for system-level robustness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of experience in hardware development, including board design, system bring-up, and debugging
- Strong experience designing and integrating complex embedded hardware systems
- Experience with SoC-based systems, including power architecture, clocks, resets, and boot flows
- Experience with high-speed digital design (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, LPDDR) including signal and power integrity considerations
- Proven ability to debug system-level issues across hardware, firmware, and RF domains
- Experience with power delivery design, PMICs, Voltage regulators, low-power design principles, and deep sleep/wake-up flows
- Strong problem-solving skills with ability to navigate complex, ambiguous system issues
- Ability to independently drive technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams
- Must be able to report to Warren, MI or Sunnyvale, CA at least three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday)
- Must be available for travel <25%
- Must be willing to relocate
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in related engineering field
- 8+ years of experience in hardware development, including board design, system bring-up, and debugging
- Knowledge and experience in wireless interfaces and technology
- Experience with automotive hardware development (EMI/EMC, environmental, reliability)
- Experience supporting products through production ramp and field issue resolution
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