Senior Embedded Hardware Architect – Rugged Defense Systems

Pernini Legal, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

The Company in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead complex embedded hardware programs, designing boards with Intel/ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, FPGAs, MPSoCs, and RFSoCs, plus high-speed interfaces. The role requires hands-on design, bring-up, validation, and production release, with independence and a track record of delivering rugged, mission-critical electronics.

You will collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, systems, and manufacturing teams, influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required.
• 7+ years in electrical engineering or embedded hardware design.
• Strong PC architecture and processor-based embedded systems knowledge.
• Hands-on PCB layout, schematic capture, and high-speed design experience.
• Ability to develop test and verification plans; independent problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, and support complex embedded hardware systems.
• Own hardware programs from architecture through bring-up and production release.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, and systems teams across programs.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

PCB design

Schematic capture

High-speed PCB design

Troubleshooting

Test planning

Independent problem solving

Product lifecycle involvement

PC architecture knowledge

C/C++ low-level software familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Mentor Expedition Dx

Mentor Graphics

Cadence

Altium

Signal integrity analysis tools

Job description

The Company in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead complex embedded hardware programs, designing boards with Intel/ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, FPGAs, MPSoCs, and RFSoCs, plus high-speed interfaces. The role requires hands-on design, bring-up, validation, and production release, with independence and a track record of delivering rugged, mission-critical electronics.

You will collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, systems, and manufacturing teams, influence