Electrical Hardware Engineer

Supply Chain Resources Group, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SCRG is seeking an Electrical Hardware Engineer - System Validation to join our engineering team supporting a client in San Jose, CA. The role focuses on system-level bring-up, debug, and validation of new hardware platforms and components, with SCRG providing technical oversight.

You will work closely with cross-functional partners to execute test plans, troubleshoot issues, and drive products from first power-on through validation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on hardware bring-up, debug, and testing experience.
• Embedded systems literacy and board-level debugging.
• Experience with lab instruments and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• System Bring-Up & Validation: Support system-level bring-up, validation, and debug of new hardware products and components.
• Test Planning & Execution: Develop and execute test plans for upcoming product bring-up activities.
• Debug & Root Cause Analysis: Troubleshoot hardware and system issues, identify root causes, and document findings clearly so the team can act on them.
• Board Design: Design boards using OrCAD or Cadence tools, and bring up boards to specification.
• Test Automation & Scripting: Use scripting to improve test efficiency, automate routine tasks, and support debug workflows.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with the client's cross-functional engineering teams to help deliver high-quality products to market.
• Status Reporting & Escalation: Track test results, communicate status, and elevate risks or issues to client and SCRG leadership as needed.

Skills

Bring-up & Debug

Embedded Systems

Board Design

Scripting

Analytical Skills

Communication

Team Player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

OrCAD

Cadence

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Protocol Analyzers

Power Supplies

Job description

About Supply Chain Resources Group (SCRG)

Supply Chain Resources Group (SCRG) is the execution partner for the world's most innovative hardware companies. We help everyone from the biggest tech companies to the most promising start-ups design, implement, and manage their product manufacturing supply chain. SCRG provides manufacturing and supply chain advisory services, vendor management services, and highly skilled technical resources in the world's major manufacturing centers. From prototypes and early-stage New Product Introduction (NPI) to full high volume mass production, our teams bring speed, clarity, and control to complex global supply chains.

Role Overview

As a Electrical Hardware Engineer - System Validation, you will be part of SCRG's engineering team supporting one of our clients, an innovative hardware company based in San Jose, California. You will join a small, dynamic client team responsible for system-level bring-up, debug, and validation of new hardware platforms and components, and help take new products from first power-on through validation in a fast-paced environment. You will work closely with the client's cross-functional engineering partners to execute test plans, troubleshoot issues, and drive products from early bring-up through validation, with SCRG providing technical oversight and support along the way. This role follows a hybrid work model based in San Jose, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• System Bring-Up & Validation: Support system-level bring-up, validation, and debug of new hardware products and components.
• Test Planning & Execution: Develop and execute test plans for upcoming product bring-up activities.
• Debug & Root Cause Analysis: Troubleshoot hardware and system issues, identify root causes, and document findings clearly so the team can act on them.
• Board Design: Design boards using OrCAD or Cadence tools, and bring up boards to specification.
• Test Automation & Scripting: Use scripting to improve test efficiency, automate routine tasks, and support debug workflows.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with the client's cross-functional engineering teams to help deliver high-quality products to market.
• Status Reporting & Escalation: Track test results, communicate status, and elevate risks or issues to client and SCRG leadership as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Bring-Up & Debug Experience: Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debug, and testing through industry experience, internships, academic projects, or lab work.
• Embedded Systems: Working knowledge of microprocessors, embedded systems, and board-level debugging concepts.
• Board Design Tools: Experience designing boards in OrCAD or Cadence.
• Scripting: Experience with at least one scripting language, such as Python or Perl.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze technical issues, gather data, and draw sound conclusions.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional Skills: Organized and able to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines; curious, detail-oriented, and motivated to learn quickly; collaborative and comfortable in a fast-paced engineering environment; self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through; thoughtful and persistent in resolving technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with standard lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and programmable power supplies.
• Familiarity with common board-level interfaces and buses such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, and PCIe.
• Interest in emerging hardware across consumer electronics, robotics, and related industries.
• Experience working in an embedded-client environment.