Senior Hardware Systems Architect — Cross‑Domain Leader

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 211,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to own system architecture across electrical, RF, mechanical, thermal, and power domains. You will drive technical standards and engineering processes for production-ready hardware while partnering with EE, RF, SW, and ME leads to align requirements and decisions.

You will lead design reviews, manage risk, and ensure certification readiness across U.S. and international standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hardware engineering experience with deep expertise in at least two of electrical, RF, or mechanical engineering and strong knowledge of the third.
• Proven ownership of system architecture and cross-disciplinary technical decisions for complex hardware.
• Track record of taking compact, connected, battery-powered hardware from concept through mass production, including EVT/DVT/PVT and manufacturing ramp.
• Experience in RF/antenna integration, power architecture, thermal management, EMI/EMC, shielding, enclosure design, and mechanical tolerances.
• Experience developing system requirements and validation plans with familiarity of U.S. and international hardware certification requirements.
• Experience working with ODM/JDM or contract manufacturing partners.
• Familiarity with hardware design, simulation, testing, and lifecycle tools such as Altium, Cadence, SolidWorks/Creo/NX, RF test equipment, thermal characterization tools, and PLM/BOM systems.
• Strong ability to communicate technical risk to senior leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own system architecture and cross-disciplinary design decisions for complex hardware.
• Define system requirements and validation plans with traceability from PRD through V&V.
• Lead cross-discipline design reviews and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Own system-level verification and validation strategy and mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with ODM/JDM and manufacturing teams to ensure production readiness across regions.

Skills

system architecture

cross-disciplinary decisions

hardware from concept to mass prod

RF/antenna integration

power/thermal management

EMI/EMC design

design verification & validation

ODM/JDM partnerships

hardware tools & PLM

risk communication to leadership

Tools

Altium

Cadence

SolidWorks/Creo/NX

RF test equipment

thermal characterization tools

PLM/BOM systems

Job description

Axon is seeking a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to own system architecture across electrical, RF, mechanical, thermal, and power domains. You will drive technical standards and engineering processes for production-ready hardware while partnering with EE, RF, SW, and ME leads to align requirements and decisions.

You will lead design reviews, manage risk, and ensure certification readiness across U.S. and international standards.