Senior Embedded Hardware Architect – Rugged Defense

Launching Point; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship (US citizen/GreenCard

Job summary

The Senior Hardware Design Engineer role in Huntsville, AL offers a path to lead complex embedded hardware programs across defense and industrial sectors. You will design, develop, test, debug, and bring-up advanced boards using Intel/ARM processors, FPGAs, and high-speed interfaces, with strong ownership from concept through production release.

Join a rugged, high-reliability environment where you collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, systems, and manufacturing teams to deliver dependable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, embedded hardware design, or electronic product development.
• Strong understanding of PC architecture, processor-based embedded systems, and hardware interconnects.
• Demonstrated PCB design capability, including schematic capture, component selection, and hands-on PCB placement and routing.
• Strong understanding of high-speed PCB design considerations, including differential signaling and transmission-line loss and crosstalk.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, root-cause debug, and product verification/validation.
• Ability to develop test and verification plans and validate hardware against product requirements.
• Self-starting approach to problem-solving and ability to work independently through complex technical issues.
• Willingness and ability to contribute across the complete product development lifecycle, from requirements and concept through design, bring-up/debug, verification/validation, production release, and sustainment.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Hardware Design Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical contributor and design authority for complex embedded hardware programs.
• You will design, develop, test, debug, and support advanced electronic systems while working with a high degree of independence.
• You will design digital hardware incorporating Intel and ARM-based processors, DDR memory, FPGAs, MPSoCs, and RFSoCs, along with high-speed interfaces such as DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, and multi-Gigabit Ethernet.

Job description

The Senior Hardware Design Engineer role in Huntsville, AL offers a path to lead complex embedded hardware programs across defense and industrial sectors. You will design, develop, test, debug, and bring-up advanced boards using Intel/ARM processors, FPGAs, and high-speed interfaces, with strong ownership from concept through production release.

Join a rugged, high-reliability environment where you collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, systems, and manufacturing teams to deliver dependable