Early-Career Systems Hardware Engineer (Networking)

TP-Link Systems USA; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision

401k contributions

Over four weeks PTO per year

Bi‑annual pay increases

Free gym membership

Quarterly team-building events

Job summary

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking a creative Hardware Engineer to join our systems engineering team in Irvine, CA.

You will contribute to the entire product development lifecycle from concept to mass production, including schematics, PCB design, prototype bring‑up, debugging, and validation. You will work closely with firmware, software, mechanical, QA, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability and address market feedback.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 0-2 years of hardware engineering experience, including internships or related project work
• Strong foundation in analog and digital circuits, power supplies, op-amps, filters, passive components
• Hands-on schematic design, PCB layout review, and debug/validation experience
• Familiarity with one hardware design tool (Altium, Cadence, OrCAD)
• Good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Participate in early-stage product and technology assessments, including competitive analysis and performance testing
• Support board-level and system-level hardware design activities from schematic to BOM
• Assist with prototype bring-up, debugging, and verification under senior engineers
• Perform hardware validation tests including power, signal, and thermal measurements
• Create and maintain clear hardware documentation and test records
• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, QA, manufacturing, and supply chain teams
• Support compliance testing (FCC, CE, RoHS, ESD, EMC, safety)

Skills

Circuit theory

Prototype bring-up

Debugging

Test data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

OrCAD

Job description

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking a creative Hardware Engineer to join our systems engineering team in Irvine, CA.

You will contribute to the entire product development lifecycle from concept to mass production, including schematics, PCB design, prototype bring‑up, debugging, and validation. You will work closely with firmware, software, mechanical, QA, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability and address market feedback.