Hardwrae Electrical Engineer

HCLTech; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an experienced Senior Hardware/Electrical Design Engineer in California to lead high-precision test and instrumentation projects from concept to deployment. The role requires strong expertise in signal conditioning, ADC/DAC design, noise control, and FPGA/MCU engagement.

You will design electrical hardware, validate through rigorous testing, and collaborate across engineering teams to automate testing infrastructure and ensure DFM compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on electrical hardware design experience.
• Experience owning designs from requirements through deployment.
• Ability to independently lead hardware design efforts and technical reviews.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements from laboratory and test stakeholders
• Design and develop electrical hardware solutions
• Create system architectures and detailed circuit designs
• Develop low-noise, high-accuracy instrumentation and test equipment
• Perform design validation, verification, and troubleshooting
• Conduct design reviews and maintain high-quality documentation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve and automate testing infrastructure

Skills

Signal conditioning

ADCs and DACs

Noise reduction

Grounding

Stability analysis

Power supply design

Thermal management

DFM

Microcontrollers

FPGA exposure

Logic analysis

I2C

SPI

USB

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Job description

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated (Hardware Electrical Engineer) to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: (Hardware Electrical Engineer)

Job ID: (142671)

Position Type: Full-time

Background:

Role Title

Hardware Electrical Engineer

Summary

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Hardware/Electrical Design Engineer with a strong background in high-precision test, measurement, automation, and instrumentation systems. This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge hardware solutions from concept through deployment, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather requirements from laboratory and test stakeholders
• Design and develop electrical hardware solutions
• Create system architectures and detailed circuit designs
• Develop low-noise, high-accuracy instrumentation and test equipment
• Perform design validation, verification, and troubleshooting
• Conduct design reviews and maintain high-quality documentation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve and automate testing infrastructure

Required Technical Expertise

• Signal conditioning
• ADCs and DACs
• Error budgeting and tolerance analysis
• Grounding and noise reduction techniques
• Stability and bandwidth analysis
• Power supply design
• Thermal management and heat dissipation
• Reliability and efficiency calculations
• Microcontrollers
• FPGA exposure (preferred)
• Logic analysis and debugging
• Communication protocols: I2C, SPI, USB, SPMI
• Schematic capture
• Multilayer PCB layout
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Test & Measurement Equipment

• Digital Multimeters (DMM/DVM)
• Function Generators
• Logic Analyzers
• Electronic Loads
• Data Acquisition Systems

Software & Analysis Skills

• Python scripting
• FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
• FTA (Fault Tree Analysis)
• Statistical analysis
• Six Sigma methodologies
• Technical documentation and specification writing

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on electrical hardware design experience
• Experience owning designs from requirements through deployment
• Ability to independently lead hardware design efforts and technical reviews
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Interested?

If you are passionate about designing advanced electrical systems and want to work on innovative technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range Maximum: $ 130000 Per Year

HCLTec is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to [e-mail] for investigation.

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.