Lead Hardware Design Engineer — Mixed-Signal, FPGA & SI/PI

Cognizant; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

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 United States to drive hardware architecture through production, collaborating with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in mixed-signal hardware design, FPGA/microcontroller experience, and a strong command of PCB design and signal integrity. Knowledge of protocols like SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hardware design and development experience.
• Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with FPGA, microprocessors, and microcontrollers.
• Hands-on experience with 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 communication protocols: SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet.
• Experience with signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (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, working with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

Skills

Hardware design

Analog and digital circuits

FPGA/microcontrollers

Mixed-signal systems

Power supplies and conditioning

PCB design (Altium)

SPI/I2C/CAN/UART/USB/Ethernet

Signal integrity / Power integrity

SPICE/PSPICE simulations

Debugging and root-cause analysis

EMI/EMC and reliability analysis

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer in the United States to drive hardware architecture through production, collaborating with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in mixed-signal hardware design, FPGA/microcontroller experience, and a strong command of PCB design and signal integrity. Knowledge of protocols like SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet is essential.