Lead Hardware Design Engineer – Mixed-Signal, FPGA

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer in the Atlanta area to drive end-to-end hardware development for mixed-signal systems and safety-critical products. You will coordinate with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver robust hardware solutions.

The role demands 10+ years of hardware design experience, expertise in analog/digital circuitry, FPGA and microcontrollers, and strong SI/PI, EMI/EMC, and DFMEA know-how.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hardware design and development experience.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with FPGA, microprocessors, and microcontrollers.
• Hands-on mixed-signal systems and sensor interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of power supplies, signal conditioning, ADC/DAC, and filters.
• Experience with PCB design/review using Altium.
• Knowledge of SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet.
• Experience with SI/PI analysis.
• Familiarity with SPICE/PSPICE simulations and hardware verification.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience with EMI/EMC, environmental testing, DFMEA, and reliability analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware development from architecture through production.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

Skills

Analog Design

Digital Design

FPGA

Microcontrollers

Mixed-Signal

PCB Design

Altium

SPI I2C CAN UART USB Ethernet

SI/PI Analysis

EMI/EMC

DFMEA

Tools

Altium

SPICE/PSPICE

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer in the Atlanta area to drive end-to-end hardware development for mixed-signal systems and safety-critical products. You will coordinate with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver robust hardware solutions.

The role demands 10+ years of hardware design experience, expertise in analog/digital circuitry, FPGA and microcontrollers, and strong SI/PI, EMI/EMC, and DFMEA know-how.