Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Digital & FPGA

National Society for Black Engineers; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Volunteer Paid Time off

Donation matching program

On-demand digital course library

Calm mindfulness program

Employee Assistance Program

OnTrack wellbeing program

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Project Hardware Development Engineer in Katowice, Poland, to join our Control Logix Engineering team focused on digital electronics design for advanced automation control systems.

You will provide technical leadership for a medium-sized engineering team, work in a Scrum environment, and mentor engineers while developing hardware across CPU, memory, power, and networking subsystems.

Qualifications

• Engineer's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in electronics hardware design, including product development, release, and sustaining, including microcontrollers, DDR memory interfaces, Ethernet, ASICs, and FPGAs.
• 7+ years of experience with schematic capture, PCB design, and analysis tools (Mentor Graphics, HyperLynx, or similar).
• Capability to independently review and troubleshoot hardware designs, interpret test data, and make well-founded technical decisions that balance performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• English at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design hardware in an agile team, including architecture, component selection, and verification.
• Work with prototypes: program, measure signals, debug issues, and validate design changes.
• Prepare product design documentation and test reports.
• Lead technical plans such as researching new technologies, implementing new circuit design tools, and troubleshooting failures.
• Lead technical work in your specialization - processor subsystems (CPU, memory, power) or networking subsystems (switching, PHYs, high-speed links).
• Improve engineering workflows by introducing better tools, simulations, and failure-analysis methods.
• Build relationships across teams with firmware, test, and manufacturing engineers to deepen understanding of the product development lifecycle.
• Mentor junior engineers and help shape engineering practices.

Skills

Electronic hardware design

English proficiency (B2+)

Python/C++ automation

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Mentor Graphics

HyperLynx

Job description

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Project Hardware Development Engineer in Katowice, Poland, to join our Control Logix Engineering team focused on digital electronics design for advanced automation control systems.

You will provide technical leadership for a medium-sized engineering team, work in a Scrum environment, and mentor engineers while developing hardware across CPU, memory, power, and networking subsystems.