Product Hardware Engineer - Prototyping & Demo Platforms

Fortaegis Technologies; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortaegis Technologies is seeking a Product Hardware Engineer to assemble, configure, and validate prototype hardware platforms and to support development across FPGA, firmware, and software teams. You will prepare customer evaluation systems and demonstration units to showcase the technology.

Ideal candidates combine hands-on experience with a proactive mindset, capable of working across hardware, FPGA, software, and ASIC domains in a fast-paced environment to bring breakthrough products to

Qualifications

• Practical experience with electronic hardware, embedded systems, or lab equipment.
• Comfortable assembling, configuring, and troubleshooting electronic systems.
• High level familiarity with PCB hardware, embedded platforms, or FPGA/ASIC-based systems is preferred.
• Experience using common laboratory equipment for hardware debugging.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, hands-on attitude.
• Comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines in a fast-paced environment.
• A willingness to learn and grow is more important than extensive industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, configure, and validate prototype hardware platforms.
• Build and maintain development setups for the FPGA, firmware, and software teams.
• Prepare customer evaluation systems, demonstration units, and exhibition setups.
• Support the bring-up and testing of new hardware prototypes.
• Perform functional validation of boards and identify hardware issues during development.
• Coordinate with manufacturing partners to track prototype builds, resolve issues, and verify delivered hardware.
• Support internal testing, customer demonstrations, trade shows, and other hands-on engineering activities as needed.

Skills

Electronics hardware

Embedded systems

Lab equipment

PCB hardware

FPGA/ASIC familiarity

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Willingness to learn

Job description

Fortaegis Technologies is seeking a Product Hardware Engineer to assemble, configure, and validate prototype hardware platforms and to support development across FPGA, firmware, and software teams. You will prepare customer evaluation systems and demonstration units to showcase the technology.

Ideal candidates combine hands-on experience with a proactive mindset, capable of working across hardware, FPGA, software, and ASIC domains in a fast-paced environment to bring breakthrough products to