Hardware Design Engineer - Analog & Power (On-Site Austin)

Pulse Forge, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Austin

Competitive salary

Job summary

PulseForge is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to own hardware design from concept through release. You’ll work on analog/digital, power electronics, and high-speed testing, collaborating with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. This on-site role is based in Austin, TX with <5% travel and a competitive salary.

You will bring 2+ years of hands-on hardware experience, strong fundamentals, and the ability to work across lab equipment, prototyping, and production environments.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience designing, building, and testing electronic hardware.
• Experience developing original circuits from first principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop schematics, select components, and evaluate design tradeoffs from concept through release.
• Plan and develop PCB layouts with signal integrity, thermal, and EMI considerations.
• Bring up, debug, characterize, and validate hardware at the bench.
• Design and execute test plans, fixtures, and experiments using data and measurements.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, manufacturing, and applications teams for production deployment.
• Support sustaining work and product improvements on the installed base.

Skills

Analog design

Digital design

Power electronics

Debugging

Bench measurements

System integration

Data acquisition

FPGA/firmware development

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

LTspice

PSIM

Vivado

Job description

PulseForge is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to own hardware design from concept through release. You’ll work on analog/digital, power electronics, and high-speed testing, collaborating with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. This on-site role is based in Austin, TX with <5% travel and a competitive salary.

You will bring 2+ years of hands-on hardware experience, strong fundamentals, and the ability to work across lab equipment, prototyping, and production environments.