Lead Hardware Engineer, Radio Systems (End-to-End)

Persistent Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 189,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid time off

401(k) match

Fitness membership reimbursement

Tuition assistance

Mental health benefits

Veterinary benefits

Job summary

Persistent Systems, headquartered in New York City, is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and bring up electronics for our Wave Relay radios. You will lead hardware direction from concept through DVT, mentoring others and collaborating with manufacturing to ensure field-ready products.

The role demands deep expertise in high-speed digital, power, and mixed-signal hardware, plus EMC, RF, and firmware interaction. You will own boards end-to-end and support critical missions worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of hardware engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of a complex, cross-functional hardware project.
• Strong expertise in a core hardware domain (e.g. power, high-speed digital, mixed-signal)
• Developing track record of technical leadership without formal management authority
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Knowledge of audio/video encoder/decoders and interfaces
• Experience in Embedded Firmware Development in Assembly, C and/or C++
• Experience in electromagnetic capability (EMC) testing and design
• Knowledge of 802.11 standard and system implementation
• Familiar with switching mode power supply design
• Knowledge of military qualification testing
• Modeling/simulation/development in VHDL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent task management skills
• Experience with compliance/certification processes
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Architect hardware subsystems spanning multiple products
• Promote technical standards and best practices for the hardware team
• Resolve complex technical challenges across projects
• Partner with product management and adjacent engineering functions on tradeoffs
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to hiring decisions
• Defining system- and circuit-level requirements for next-generation radio products
• Designing circuits, running analysis and simulations, and producing schematics and BOMs
• Identifying all components and equipment needed to support the product design process
• Providing PCB layout guidance and working closely with layout engineers to complete PCB designs
• Interfacing with Mechanical Engineering to meet packaging and thermal constraints
• Establishing hardware and software test environments and infrastructure
• Developing concept prototypes and running DVT to verify system performance
• Providing technical leadership for projects developed by sub-contractors
• Ensuring deliverables meet performance, cost, and reliability targets on schedule
• Providing technical support to manufacturing

Skills

Hardware engineering

Cross-functional communication

Technical leadership without formal管理

Multi-project management

Problem-solving

Embedded firmware development

Tools

VHDL modeling

EMC testing

Job description

Persistent Systems, headquartered in New York City, is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and bring up electronics for our Wave Relay radios. You will lead hardware direction from concept through DVT, mentoring others and collaborating with manufacturing to ensure field-ready products.

The role demands deep expertise in high-speed digital, power, and mixed-signal hardware, plus EMC, RF, and firmware interaction. You will own boards end-to-end and support critical missions worldwide.