Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Top Echelon LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Top Echelon LLC in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead complex embedded hardware programs. You will design, develop, test, debug, and bring-up boards with Intel/ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, and high-speed interfaces.

The role offers technical ownership from architecture through production release, with collaboration across hardware, FPGA, software, and systems teams in a rugged, defense/aerospace context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, embedded hardware design, or related electronics development.
• Strong experience with digital circuit design for complex embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience designing hardware incorporating Intel and/or ARM processors.
• Experience with FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, or similar advanced processing devices.
• Experience designing high-speed interfaces such as DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, and multi-Gigabit Ethernet.
• Strong experience with schematic capture and circuit-board design.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and debug.
• Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and digital multimeters.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on complex engineering efforts or technology areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, and support advanced electronic systems.
• Design digital hardware incorporating Intel and ARM-based processors, DDR memory, FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs.
• Handle high-speed interfaces like PCIe and multi-Gigabit Ethernet.
• Take ownership from architecture through board bring-up, validation, and production release.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, systems, product management, manufacturing, and program teams.

Skills

Strong experience with digital circuit

Hands-on hardware design experience

High-speed interfaces design

Hardware bring-up and debugging

Independent ownership of deliverables

Technical leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Mentor Expedition Dx

Job description

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Huntsville, AL

The Company

Join a global leader in rugged embedded computing solutions serving some of the world's most demanding defense, aerospace, industrial, and commercial applications. With a strong reputation for high-performance, open-architecture computing, the organization develops advanced electronics designed to operate reliably in mission-critical environments.

The Huntsville engineering organization works on sophisticated embedded computing platforms used across air, land, and sea defense programs, as well as high-reliability industrial applications.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Work on advanced Single Board Computers (SBCs), FPGA/DSP carrier boards, sensor processing modules, and I/O products

• Design next-generation hardware using Intel and ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, FPGAs, MPSoCs, and RFSoCs

• Develop high-speed digital architectures involving PCIe and multi-Gigabit Ethernet

• Take technical ownership of complex hardware programs from architecture and design through board bring-up, validation, and production release

• Collaborate with experienced hardware, FPGA, software, systems, product management, manufacturing, and program teams

• Have the opportunity to influence product architecture, engineering processes, emerging technologies, and best practices

• Join a Huntsville engineering organization working on technology where performance, reliability, and ruggedization are critical

They Value and Appreciate Their Employees

This is an opportunity to join an engineering-driven organization where senior engineers are trusted with significant technical ownership and are encouraged to bring forward new ideas and approaches.

Your Role with the Company

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.

Community Information

Huntsville, Alabama, known as Rocket City, is one of the country's leading engineering and technology communities. The city has a strong concentration of aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, and technology employers, creating an environment with a deep technical talent base.

Background Profile

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

• 7+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, embedded hardware design, or related electronics development

• Strong experience with digital circuit design for complex embedded systems

• Hands-on experience designing hardware incorporating Intel and/or ARM processors

• Experience with FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, or similar advanced processing devices

• Experience designing high-speed interfaces such as DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, and multi-Gigabit Ethernet

• Strong experience with schematic capture and circuit-board design

• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and debug

• Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and digital multimeters

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical deliverables

• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on complex engineering efforts or technology areas

Desired

• Experience with Mentor Expedition Dx or comparable schematic/layout tools

• Experience with signal integrity analysis

• Experience with design for manufacturability and production release

• Experience designing ruggedized electronics for defense, aerospace, industrial, or other high-reliability applications

• Experience with Embedded Linux

• Experience with low-level software development using C/C++

• Experience with system backplanes and I/O architectures

• Experience supporting products through their complete lifecycle, including engineering changes and post-release troubleshooting

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve engineering productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost efficiency, while critically evaluating AI-generated outputs

Additional Job Details

• Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000

• Location: Huntsville, AL

• Type of Role: Full-time, Direct Hire

• Travel Required: Minimal

• Relocation Assistance: Yes

• Visa Sponsorship: U.S. Citizen, Green Card