Hardware Design Engineer II — Lead, Optimize & Validate

Skill; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision benefits

Dental plan

Paid sick leave

Retirement matching

Training access

Job summary

Aquent Talent in Mountain View is seeking a hardware engineer for a temporary engagement to kick off on Aug 10, 2026. You will lead hardware design and validation across complex components, ensuring high performance, reliability, and manufacturability while shaping the next generation of products.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, document results meticulously, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in hardware systems and subsystems implementation.
• Deep domain-specific knowledge relevant to hardware engineering.
• Experience in team management and collaboration within an engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of hardware architecture.
• Expertise in the product development lifecycle from concept to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the optimization of complex hardware components to meet performance, power, and cost targets.
• Quantify design decisions with measurements and data-driven recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize hardware performance within constraints.
• Own meeting performance requirements for complex hardware products or subsystems.
• Identify flaws in hardware components and propose corrective solutions for failures.
• Document hardware designs, implementations, and test results throughout the lifecycle.
• Review designs, block diagrams, schematics, layouts, BOMs, algorithms, protocols, and link budgets.
• Evaluate hardware performance, resolve discrepancies, and perform measurements/simulations to verify specs.
• Propose and implement design improvements to enhance quality and efficiency.

Skills

Hardware design

Validation

Data analysis

Debugging

Leadership

Documentation

Job description

Aquent Talent in Mountain View is seeking a hardware engineer for a temporary engagement to kick off on Aug 10, 2026. You will lead hardware design and validation across complex components, ensuring high performance, reliability, and manufacturability while shaping the next generation of products.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, document results meticulously, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven decisions.