EV Hardware Design Engineer – Onsite CA

Experis Technology Group; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401(k) with company match

Weekly pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup/Experis is seeking an Automotive Hardware Design Engineer for onsite roles in Palo Alto or Irvine, CA. You will help design and validate ECUs for next-generation EV platforms, leading root-cause analyses and coordinating with software, firmware, and mechanical teams.

The role offers strong career progression toward Senior Hardware Engineer, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or Engineering Manager tracks, with exposure to automotive-grade electronics and high-speed interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or higher in Electrical/Electronics/CE or related field with 7+ years in hardware design, ideally automotive.
• Strong analog/digital circuit design fundamentals.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Altium, Cadence, OrCAD).
• Knowledge of signal, power integrity and thermal management.
• Hands-on with networking protocols (Ethernet, PCIe, MIPI, GMSL).
• Experience in high-speed design validation and circuit debugging.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support for deployed hardware systems, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Identify opportunities for design enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability and manufacturability.
• Lead investigations into hardware failures and perform root-cause analysis.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate hardware functionality and compliance.
• Collaborate with software, firmware, and mechanical teams for seamless product integration.

Skills

Analog & digital circuit design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Networking protocols

High-speed design validation

Circuit debugging

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence

OrCAD

Job description

ManpowerGroup/Experis is seeking an Automotive Hardware Design Engineer for onsite roles in Palo Alto or Irvine, CA. You will help design and validate ECUs for next-generation EV platforms, leading root-cause analyses and coordinating with software, firmware, and mechanical teams.

The role offers strong career progression toward Senior Hardware Engineer, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or Engineering Manager tracks, with exposure to automotive-grade electronics and high-speed interfaces.