Senior Hardware Design Engineer — IoT & Wireless

Kforce Inc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance and other health, as

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer in the Northwest Phoenix, AZ area to lead the design and development of next-generation electronic hardware systems. The role collaborates with mechanical, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable products from concept through production.

The ideal candidate has 9–12+ years of hardware design experience, strong analog/digital skills, and expertise in PCB design using Altium, plus embedded C and low-power firmware

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Prefers 9-12+ years of electronic hardware design and development experience.
• Experience with low-power embedded systems and microcontrollers such as Cortex, MSP430, PIC, or similar would be ideal.
• Strong background in analog circuit design (highly preferred) and digital electronic design.
• Expertise in PCB design using Altium or similar CAD tools.
• Knowledge of electrical, electronic, electromagnetic engineering design principles and the physics behind them.
• Knowledge of communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Wi-Fi, RFID, TCP/IP, NFC, and UWB.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with battery-powered products, power supply design, and manufacturing processes would be a plus.
• Embedded C and/or Firmware development (bare-metal programming experience) is preferred.
• Experience with the design of electro-mechanical products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, test, and maintain electronic hardware for new and existing products.
• Lead analog and digital circuit design efforts from concept through production.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop reliable, high-quality products with an emphasis on simplicity and time-to-market.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware and system-level issues.
• Support product deployment, manufacturing activities, and customer technical needs.
• Contribute to embedded firmware and low-power system design.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and support ISO 9001:2015 quality standards.

Skills

Embedded C

Firmware development

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

PCB design

Low-power systems

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware security knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Microcontroller knowledge (Cortex, MSP430, PIC)

Job description

Kforce is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer in the Northwest Phoenix, AZ area to lead the design and development of next-generation electronic hardware systems. The role collaborates with mechanical, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable products from concept through production.

The ideal candidate has 9–12+ years of hardware design experience, strong analog/digital skills, and expertise in PCB design using Altium, plus embedded C and low-power firmware