Platform Hardware Engineer

Experis (Austria); Aiken (TX); Remote; USD 53,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup, through its Experis brand, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our remote team. The role involves designing, simulating, bringing up, debugging, and validating CPU/APU client system hardware across internal and external platforms.

The ideal candidate will read schematics, review board layouts, and have hands-on experience with PC hardware installation, BIOS configuration, and Linux/Windows environments, including high-speed signal integrity work.

Qualifications

• Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts and technical specifications.
• Strong knowledge of x86 PC architecture (memory, PCIe, USB, SATA, Ethernet, CPUs, chipsets).
• Hands-on experience with PC hardware installation, BIOS configuration, device drivers, and system troubleshooting.
• Experience with Windows and Linux, including Linux command-line operation and automation.
• Hands-on lab experience with signal integrity and high-speed digital concepts, including jitter, eye diagrams, transmission-line theory, and oscilloscope measurements.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, bring up, debug, and validate CPU/APU client system hardware across internal and external platforms.
• Review schematics and board layouts, run board-level simulations, analyze results, identify issues, and provide actionable design feedback.
• Maintain test hardware and infrastructure across multiple mobile, desktop, and workstation systems to support reliable validation.
• Perform system-level hardware debug, analyze validation and test failures, and troubleshoot to minimize downtime.
• Keep systems up to date, execute test plans, track outcomes, document findings, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve hardware issues.

Skills

Schematic reading

PCB layout understanding

x86 architecture knowledge

PC hardware installation

Linux

Windows

Signal integrity

Oscilloscope usage

Tools

Oscilloscope

Job description

Our client is seeking a Electrical Engineer to join their team.

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Location: REMOTE

Pay Range: $47/hr

What's the Job?

• Design, simulate, bring up, debug, and validate CPU/APU client system hardware across internal and external platforms.
• Review schematics and board layouts, run board-level simulations, analyze results, identify issues, and provide actionable design feedback.
• Maintain test hardware and infrastructure across multiple mobile, desktop, and workstation systems to support reliable validation.
• Perform system-level hardware debug, analyze validation and test failures, and troubleshoot to minimize downtime.
• Keep systems up to date, execute test plans, track outcomes, document findings, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve hardware issues.

What's Needed?

• Ability to read and interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and technical specifications.
• Solid understanding of x86 PC architecture, including memory, PCIe, USB, SATA, Ethernet, processors, and chipsets.
• Hands-on experience with PC hardware installation, BIOS configuration, device drivers, and system troubleshooting.
• Experience with Windows and Linux, including Linux command-line operation and automation.
• Hands-on lab experience with signal integrity and high-speed digital concepts, including jitter, eye diagrams, transmission-line theory, and oscilloscope measurements.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to work on CPU/APU client system hardware design, simulation, bring-up, debug, and validation.
• Hands-on experience across multiple system types, including mobile, desktop, and workstation platforms.
• Exposure to board-level and system-level troubleshooting with a strong focus on root-cause resolution.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve designs and validation outcomes.
• A structured environment where test plans, results tracking, and documentation directly support engineering progress.

Upon Completion Of Waiting Period Consultants Are Eligible For

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.