Hardware Design Engineer

Clark Schaefer Hackett; Middleton (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Schaefer Hackett is hiring a Hardware Design Engineer to work in Middleton, Massachusetts. This role focuses on designing the electrical architecture behind advanced automated systems. You'll collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to create efficient solutions and ensure system performance.

Ideal candidates have 5-10 years of experience in hardware or electrical design and are proficient with EPlan and AutoCAD Electrical. This opportunity offers a dynamic work environment linked to groundbreaking projects in manufacturing and robotics.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in hardware, electrical, or controls design within automation, machinery, or industrial systems.
• Strong understanding of electrical standards and safety requirements.
• Experience supporting equipment build, debug, and validation activities is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware architecture for automated equipment and integrated systems.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, control panels, and wiring diagrams.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure system performance and integration.

Skills

Proficiency with EPlan

Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving in engineering

Tools

Electric schematics

Control panels

Job description

Job Opportunity: Hardware Design Engineer with Fameccanica in Boston Hub (Middleton, MA)

Fameccanica North America is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to help shape the electrical and control architecture behind complex automated systems in its Boston Hub. This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who enjoys building from the ground up, partnering across disciplines, and contributing to highly engineered solutions that power advanced manufacturing and robotics.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop hardware architecture for automated equipment and integrated systems.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, control panels, wiring diagrams, and system layouts.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, software, controls, and manufacturing teams to ensure system performance and integration.
• Support prototyping, system builds, testing, and troubleshooting through the development lifecycle.
• Help drive technical solutions that are scalable, reliable, and aligned with project requirements and customer needs.

What You Bring

• 5-10 years of experience in hardware, electrical, or controls design within automation, machinery, or industrial systems.
• Proficiency with tools such as EPlan, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar design platforms.
• Strong understanding of electrical standards, safety requirements, and system documentation best practices.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, solve technical challenges, and contribute in a fast-moving engineering environment.
• Experience supporting equipment build, debug, and validation activities is strongly preferred.

Why This Role Is Different

• Join a growing engineering hub where you can help build systems, standards, and solutions from the ground up.
• Work in an environment that combines entrepreneurial energy with the backing of a global automation leader.
• Contribute to complex, high-visibility projects with real-world impact across advanced manufacturing and robotics.

Additional Details

• Location: Middleton, Massachusetts
• Travel: Approximately 15%-30%

About Fameccanica

Fameccanica is a global machine manufacturer known for designing and building high-speed automated equipment and production systems for consumer goods, hygiene products, and packaging applications. Part of Angelini Technologies, the company combines deep engineering expertise with a strong focus on innovation, quality, and advanced manufacturing. The new Boston-area hub supports that vision in the U.S. through applied robotics and automation development.