Hardware Board Design Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Board Design Engineer to design, develop, validate, and support the production of electronic circuit boards for consumer electronics products, including keyboards, mice, webcams, gaming peripherals, headsets, and video collaboration devices.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in PCB design, embedded hardware development, and electronic circuit design, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, reliable, and cost-effective hardware solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop schematics and PCB layouts for digital, analog, power, and wireless systems.
• Select, evaluate, and integrate electronic components, including processors, sensors, memory, power circuits, and connectivity modules.
• Perform board bring-up, hardware debugging, testing, and performance validation.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, and industrial design teams to ensure seamless hardware integration.
• Conduct signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), EMC/EMI, and reliability analysis.
• Support prototype development, design reviews, and manufacturing ramp-up activities.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for hardware cost optimization while maintaining product quality, performance, and reliability.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to resolve hardware issues and ensure smooth product transition from development to production.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in hardware board design and development.
• Hands-on experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and embedded hardware development.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence, Allegro, or OrCAD.
• Strong understanding of digital, analog, wireless, and power electronics.
• Experience with hardware debugging, board validation, and performance testing.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.

Role Objective

To deliver innovative, reliable, high-performance, and manufacturable hardware platforms that power advanced consumer electronics and video collaboration products.

Note: This is an onsite position based in San Jose, California.