Hardware Engineer

Insight Global (United States); North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and develop advanced digital, analog, and optical instrumentation for Defense and Aerospace. The role emphasizes PCB architecture, component selection, signal integrity, hardware bring-up, validation, and debugging.

Collaboration with mechanical, systems, software, manufacturing, and quality teams is essential throughout product development. The ideal candidate has strong schematic design experience, complex PCB assembly skills, hardware

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering required.
• 2+ years PCBA design and simulation experience, including schematic design.
• Experience with high-speed, multi-layer PCB assemblies and PCB artwork reviews.
• Strong circuit characterization, verification, and debugging skills.
• Ability to communicate technical risks and work with customers.
• Basic PCBA rework skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead PCB design, including architecture, component selection, schematic capture, and artwork development for analog, digital, and optical instrumentation.
• Develop prototype plans and perform initial board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Debug analog, digital, and bus-based hardware using oscilloscopes and other lab equipment.
• Analyze verification data and document test results, design traceability, and release status.
• Communicate design status, verification results, and technical risks to engineering and management teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet manufacturability, testability, and customer requirements.
• Partner with operations and NPI teams to support manufacturable, production-ready designs.
• Perform worst-case, tolerance, and environmental analysis to validate real-world performance.
• Participate in design reviews to identify risks, improve designs, and reduce PCB respins.

Skills

PCB design

Schematic design

Circuit verification

Customer communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Role Title:

Hardware Engineer (Defense and Aerospace)

Role Type:

Permanent

Location:

North Reading, MA

Salary Range:

$111,300 - $178,200 base

Required Skills and Experience:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering
• 2+ years of PCBA design and simulation experience, including schematic and circuit design
• Experience designing complex, high-speed, multi-layer PCB assemblies and reviewing PCB artwork designs
• Strong circuit characterization, verification, and debugging skills
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and communicating technical risks
• Basic PCBA rework skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with customers

Nice to Have Skills and Experience:

• C/C++ experience
• Experience with signal integrity simulation
• Experience with defense/aerospace-related standards and regulations

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead PCB design, including architecture, component selection, schematic capture, and artwork development for analog, digital, and optical instrumentation.
• Develop prototype plans and perform initial board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Debug analog, digital, and bus-based hardware using oscilloscopes and other lab equipment.
• Analyze verification data and document test results, design traceability, and release status.
• Communicate design status, verification results, and technical risks to engineering and management teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet manufacturability, testability, and customer requirements.
• Partner with operations and NPI teams to support manufacturable, production-ready designs.
• Perform worst-case, tolerance, and environmental analysis to validate real-world performance.
• Participate in design reviews to identify risks, improve designs, and reduce PCB respins.

Job Summary

Insight Global is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and develop advanced digital, analog, and optical automated test instrumentation for Defense and Aerospace applications. This role focuses on circuit design, PCB architecture, component selection, signal and power integrity analysis, hardware bring-up, validation, and debugging. The engineer will partner closely with mechanical, systems, software, applications, manufacturing, and quality teams throughout the product development lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in schematic design, complex PCB assemblies, hardware characterization, root-cause debugging, and design for manufacturability and testability.