Senior Hardware Engineer

Title : Senior Hardware Engineer (Power Electronics)

Location : Portland, OR

• Relocation compensation provided as needed

Base Compensation : $170,000-$220,000

• Additional bonuses, profit-sharing, and RSUs

Type : Direct Hire, Onsite

Job Description

The Senior Hardware Engineer in the hardware group is responsible for designing, developing, and validating high‑current, high‑power sourcing and switching hardware used in semiconductor automated test equipment. This role focuses on power delivery architecture, fast transient response, load regulation, protection systems, thermal management, and system‑level integration to support advanced SoCs, FPGAs, high‑power devices, and complex test conditions. The engineer owns power‑delivery modules from concept through production release and collaborates across hardware, firmware, mechanical, and test engineering teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in power electronics, high-current power delivery, or instrumentation hardware, design complex circuit board design
• Experience architecting complex power solutions across multiple PCBs (4–5 boards)
• Ownership of hardware designs from concept through production
• Strong background in power simulation, power integrity, and PDN analysis
• Experience with PCB, circuit board design tools (Cadence, Altium or Synopsys)
• Familiarity with FPGA integration
• Experience with complex multilayer PCB designs

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience with ATE power-delivery hardware
• Experience designing 100A+ power delivery systems
• Experience using AI or automation tools in hardware design workflows