Hardware Design Engineer – 10-Month Contract (Board-Level)

Tucker Parker Smith Group (TPS Group); Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 112,000; Part time

Job summary

TPS Group is seeking a hands-on Design Engineer II to join our FPD Hardware team in Milpitas, CA. In this 10-month contract, you will work on development and qualification of next-generation hardware platforms, focusing on board-level design, component qualification, and hardware debugging in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, ASIC, validation and mechanical groups to bring prototypes through validation, perform qualification tests, and document results and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in hardware design, board-level development, or electrical engineering.
• Experience with board bring-up, hardware debugging, and failure analysis.
• Familiarity with PMICs, DC-DC converters, LDOs, and analog/digital circuit design.
• Ability to read and modify hardware schematics.
• Experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power analysis tools).
• Familiarity with I2C, SPI, UART, SMBus, GPIO.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Qualify and validate hardware components like PMICs and DC-DC converters.
• Develop qualification plans, test procedures, and validation reports.
• Perform electrical characterization and reliability assessments.
• Support first-board bring-up and debug board issues.
• Troubleshoot power, clocking, interfaces, and signal integrity.
• Record measurements with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and power analyzers.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, ASIC, and mechanical teams.
• Assist with schematic capture and BOM maintenance.
• Contribute to design reviews and ECOs.

Skills

Hardware design

Board bring-up

Debugging

Electrical engineering

Documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Test and measurement

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DMMs

Power analyzers

Schematic capture tools

Job description

TPS Group is seeking a hands-on Design Engineer II to join our FPD Hardware team in Milpitas, CA. In this 10-month contract, you will work on development and qualification of next-generation hardware platforms, focusing on board-level design, component qualification, and hardware debugging in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, ASIC, validation and mechanical groups to bring prototypes through validation, perform qualification tests, and document results and