Hardware Engineer

ManpowerGroup; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Array

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Hardware Engineer in San Jose, CA to join the hardware engineering organization delivering silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for core switching, routing, and wireless products.

The role requires strong troubleshooting and high‑speed SerDes signal design, plus hands‑on use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and network test gear; you will work with cross‑functional teams to translate test findings into actionable engineering recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• Experience in hardware board circuit and system design, troubleshooting, or failure analysis.
• Experience designing for high-speed signals using SerDes/serial transmission technologies.
• Experience with electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, and network traffic generators such as Ixia and Spirent.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware board circuit and system design activities, including development, validation, and iterative improvements.
• Perform troubleshooting and failure analysis to identify root causes and drive corrective actions across hardware systems.
• Design and evaluate high-speed signal paths using SerDes/serial transmission technologies to meet performance targets.
• Use electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment to characterize and debug hardware behavior.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate test findings into actionable engineering recommendations.

Skills

SerDes/serial transmission design

Troubleshooting & failure analysis

Electrical diagnostics & measurement

Python

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Ixia

Spirent

Job description

Our client is seeking a Hardware Engineer to join their team. As a Hardware Engineer, you will be part of the hardware engineering organization supporting the design and delivery of silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for core switching, routing, and wireless products. The ideal candidate will have strong troubleshooting and failure analysis skills, a solid foundation in high-speed signal design using SerDes/serial transmission technologies, and the ability to use electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment effectively, which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Hardware Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA

Pay Range: 60-65 W2

What's the Job?

• Support hardware board circuit and system design activities, including development, validation, and iterative improvements.
• Perform troubleshooting and failure analysis to identify root causes and drive corrective actions across hardware systems.
• Design and evaluate high-speed signal paths using SerDes/serial transmission technologies to meet performance targets.
• Use electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, and network traffic generators such as Ixia and Spirent) to characterize and debug hardware behavior.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate test findings into actionable engineering recommendations.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related degree.
• Experience in hardware board circuit and system design, troubleshooting, or failure analysis.
• Experience designing for high-speed signals using SerDes/serial transmission technologies.
• Experience with electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, and network traffic generators such as Ixia and Spirent.
• Familiarity with Python, PERL, or similar scripting and execution languages.

What's in it for me?

• Work on hardware platforms that support enterprise and service provider networking products used worldwide.
• Contribute to engineering efforts spanning silicon, optics, and hardware systems within a collaborative hardware group.
• Strengthen your expertise in high-speed signal design and practical hardware diagnostics.
• Apply control interface knowledge such as PCIe, MDIO, SPI, and I2C in real engineering scenarios.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.