Lead Mixed-Signal Hardware Engineer (FPGA, Analog/Digital)

Cognizant; Frankfort (KY); 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 with extensive experience in mixed-signal hardware, FPGA/microcontrollers, analog and digital electronics, PCB design, and safety-critical systems.

You will lead hardware development from architecture through production, collaborating closely with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver robust, compliant designs for mission-critical applications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hardware design and development experience.
• Experience with mixed-signal systems and sensor interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware development from architecture through production.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.
• Ensure designs meet safety-critical requirements and reliability standards.
• Perform EMI/EMC and reliability analyses.

Skills

Hardware design

Analog & digital circuit design

FPGA/microcontrollers

Mixed-signal systems

PCB design

SPI/I2C/CAN/UART/USB/Ethernet

Signal integrity (SI)

Power integrity (PI)

EMI/EMC

Root-cause analysis

Tools

Altium

SPICE/PSPICE

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer in the United States with extensive experience in mixed-signal hardware, FPGA/microcontrollers, analog and digital electronics, PCB design, and safety-critical systems.

You will lead hardware development from architecture through production, collaborating closely with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver robust, compliant designs for mission-critical applications.