Hardware Digital Engineer

Emerson; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and profit-sharing plan

Variety of medical insurance plans

Flexible time off plans

Job summary

A leading technology company in Austin, TX, is seeking a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer to develop innovative test and measurement products. Candidates must have extensive experience in digital hardware design, particularly in high-speed interfaces and PCB design. This role offers opportunities for growth and a commitment to employee wellbeing with competitive benefits and a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years relevant engineering experience in digital hardware design.
• Proficient in using lab tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience designing and validating high-speed interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams.
• Own all aspects of digital board level design.
• Be the voice of digital design in project meetings.

Skills

High-speed design fundamentals

Signal integrity

Crosstalk

Problem-solving skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

EDA tools for schematic capture and PCB layout

Logic analyzers

Job description

Test and Measurement Systems (also known as NI) Product R&D has an immediate opening for a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer within our talented hardware design team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work throughout the product lifecycle to develop products and systems that expand the test and measurement industry's capabilities. Digital engineers within our Test and Measurement Systems business group stand at the intersection of the many disciplines required to make new products come to life, making this role critical to the team's success. Through your work you will have opportunities to continue to expand your digital design skills by learning from experienced technical leaders and participating in initiatives to grow the craft of digital design.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop test and measurement products.
• Own all aspects of digital board level design, including schematic entry, PCB stack-up, layout guidelines, signal integrity simulations, and prototype validation.
• Develop and execute plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board level validation.
• Be the voice of digital design in project meetings by estimating level of effort for design tasks, providing input on status of work, and proactively raising technical concerns.

Who You Are

You partner with others to get work done. You can take a creative idea and put it into practice. You build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks.

For This Role You Will Need

• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years relevant engineering experience in digital hardware design.
  • Strong high-speed design fundamentals, including signal integrity, crosstalk, impedance control, EMI, and PCB stack-up.
  • Experience with clocking architectures, including clock tree design, PLL configuration, and jitter analysis and mitigation techniques for high-speed digital systems.
  • Experience designing and validating high-speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, JESD204, Ethernet).
• Proficient in using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, TDRs, VNAs, logic analyzers, etc.
• Hands‑on experience with EDA tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.
  • Experience writing and executing test plans to verify board level digital circuits and bringing up prototype hardware.
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills with the ability to analyze complex technical challenges.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical ideas to diverse stakeholders.
• Located within a commutable distance to NI’s offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.

Preferred Qualifications the Set You Apart

• Familiarity with FPGA or ASIC integration into digital designs.
• Experience in mixed-signal designs and power management for digital systems.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (e.g., LabVIEW, Python) for hardware testing and automation.
• Understanding of PCB thermal and mechanical design considerations.
• Familiar with Xilinx, Intel or Lattice FPGAs and CPLDs, and associated toolchains.
• Experience using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog to implement synthesizable logic targeting FPGAs.
• Experience writing testbenches and simulation models to verify logic designs.
• Familiar with common clock domain crossing techniques and timing closure.
• Knowledge of static timing analysis and FPGA timing constraints.
• Experience collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineering teams.

Our Offer to You

We recognize for our organization to support a diverse workforce, we must focus on employee wellbeing. We know that to do your best work, you must have flexible, competitive benefit plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a market leading 401(k) and profit‑sharing plan, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, family formation benefits in addition to paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work‑life balance and offers flexible time off plans, inclusive of vacation, holiday and sick leave. Our goal is to offer a strong benefits foundation while allowing employees the flexibility to choose options that best suit their rights.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together, are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.