Hardware Engineer - Industrial RF & Embedded

Actalent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Hardware Engineer in New York to design and develop industrial-grade wired and wireless communication products through concept to production. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet design goals, manage trade-offs, and deliver compliant hardware with strong circuit-level design and troubleshooting skills in a lab environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration across international engineering teams, on-site work with digital and RF circuitry, and documentation of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 3+ years hardware design experience in communications or embedded systems.
• 3+ years circuit design and ECAD tools experience.
• 2–3 years wireless or embedded development experience.
• Practical circuit-level design and troubleshooting in a lab environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication across diverse audiences.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively to resolve technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware development of industrial-grade communications equipment across the lifecycle.
• Design and analyze digital, mixed-signal circuitry including MCU/CPU/USB with EMC and thermal constraints.
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts for digital, analog, RF circuitry.
• Create and maintain ECAD component database and production docs.
• Perform hardware validation testing and document results to refine designs.
• Ensure compliance with safety, emissions, and performance standards and support certification.

Skills

Hardware design

Altium Designer

EMC testing

Embedded systems

Circuit analysis

Schematic & PCB layout

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscope

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Hardware Engineer in New York to design and develop industrial-grade wired and wireless communication products through concept to production. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet design goals, manage trade-offs, and deliver compliant hardware with strong circuit-level design and troubleshooting skills in a lab environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration across international engineering teams, on-site work with digital and RF circuitry, and documentation of