Product Engineer, Hardware DevTools (Frontend + AI)

Nominal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 179,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Nominal is building the Hardware Intelligence Platform that gives engineers increased visibility into complex physical systems, helps them make better decisions, and gets their products into the real world faster. As a Product Engineer in Engineering Applications, you'll prototype quickly, work with real engineers, and turn ideas into polished products that accelerate hardware development.

You'll bridge product, design, and engineering, shaping what we build and owning the experience from

Qualifications

• 2+ years building and shipping software products, with strong frontend skills and ownership of features from first idea to real users.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, React, and modern frontend architecture, plus an understanding of how frontend systems interact with APIs and backend services.
• Habit of prototyping and iterating.
• Product sense and taste.
• Systems mindset.
• Deep empathy for users and clear communication.
• Practical approach to modern AI coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Prototype, learn, and ship. Turn loosely defined ideas into working prototypes, put them in front of users early, and take the strongest ideas from zero to one.
• Own product decisions in your area. Partner closely with design, product, and engineering to decide what to build, what to leave out, and when it's ready.
• Make complex workflows feel simple. Build experiences that help engineers reason about the hardware development lifecycle.
• Make hardware behavior understandable and actionable. Build tools for authoring HMI diagrams, monitoring and commanding devices, and creating and running automated test sequences.
• Build systems, not just screens. Use React, TypeScript, and modern web technologies to build scalable product experiences across complex data models, asynchronous workflows, and live updates.
• Watch real users and sweat the details. Seek out feedback directly from engineers and technicians, understand how they reason about their work, and keep iterating.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Frontend

APIs

Tools

Planning tools

Canvas editors

Live data visualization

Job description

Nominal is building the Hardware Intelligence Platform that gives engineers increased visibility into complex physical systems, helps them make better decisions, and gets their products into the real world faster. As a Product Engineer in Engineering Applications, you'll prototype quickly, work with real engineers, and turn ideas into polished products that accelerate hardware development.

You'll bridge product, design, and engineering, shaping what we build and owning the experience from