Senior Hardware Engineer - Onsite, Equity, Scale-up HW

Beech Valley Solutions; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Garden Grove, CA for an on-site, full-time role to design, validate, and sustain AI-powered cameras deployed worldwide. You will work with the Director of Hardware and firmware teammates to troubleshoot across PCBs, firmware, and hardware systems.

The role requires a strong background in hardware engineering, failure analysis, and produc­tion-scale hardware delivery, with a hands-on approach to debugging and system validation.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of professional experience in hardware engineering.
• Demonstrated expertise shipping production-scale electronic/hardware products to market.
• Proven track record in failure analysis, reliability engineering, and testing methodologies, including root cause investigation and corrective actions.
• Hands-on experience debugging hardware using tools such as DMM, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or serial debuggers.
• Proficiency in reading schematics and interpreting low-level logs for system-level diagnostics.
• Programming ability in C/C++ and/or Python for test automation, firmware bring-up, or debugging.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation and bring-up of new PCB designs, from schematic review to hands-on testing, debugging, and DFM optimization.
• Analyze firmware logs to troubleshoot in partnership with the firmware team.
• Design, execute, and refine system-level tests to ensure camera reliability, including environmental stress testing, accelerated life testing, and performance validation at scale.
• Conduct comprehensive failure analysis on hardware returned from the field (FACA/RCA) - implementing design improvements, and incorporating reliability considerations.
• Proactively address reliability engineering aspects, such as component selection for longevity, thermal management, and mechanical improvements.
• Jump in wherever needed: from advanced electrical debug to recommending mechanical enhancements or evaluating alternative components for supply chain resilience.
• Document design validation processes, debug findings, failure analyses, and reliability solutions for internal knowledge sharing and team enablement

Skills

C/C++ programming

Python programming

Failure analysis

Hardware debugging

Schematic reading

Education

BS or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

DMM

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Serial debuggers

Job description

Trace is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Garden Grove, CA for an on-site, full-time role to design, validate, and sustain AI-powered cameras deployed worldwide. You will work with the Director of Hardware and firmware teammates to troubleshoot across PCBs, firmware, and hardware systems.

The role requires a strong background in hardware engineering, failure analysis, and produc­tion-scale hardware delivery, with a hands-on approach to debugging and system validation.