Senior Hardware Validation Engineer (Onsite - Redmond)

Actalent; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

HSA (Health Spending Account)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/PTO

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to join its Redmond-based team onsite. The engineer will validate analog, digital, and embedded subsystems, develop verification plans, and collaborate with design teams to ensure reliability and safety across aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics applications.

The role requires hands-on debugging, soldering, and strong documentation of test results, with leadership to improve validation processes and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of board-level design verification experience.
• Hands-on validation with complex hardware systems.
• Experience with power supplies, motors, RF, and high-speed interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Perform validation of analog, digital, and embedded hardware subsystems to ensure proper functionality and performance.
• Collaborate with design and integration teams to understand hardware architectures and validation strategies.
• Develop verification plans, test cases, and test procedures for product design verification.
• Execute verification plans for aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics applications.
• Troubleshoot printed circuit boards (PCBs) and perform hands-on soldering as needed.
• Document results and communicate findings to cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical leadership within the validation team and drive process improvements.

Skills

Power supply testing

Analog circuit testing

PCB Troubleshooting

Test plans writing

Board-level design verification

Soldering

MCUs/SoCs/FPGAs

Electric motors

RF hardware

Power supplies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to join its Redmond-based team onsite. The engineer will validate analog, digital, and embedded subsystems, develop verification plans, and collaborate with design teams to ensure reliability and safety across aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics applications.

The role requires hands-on debugging, soldering, and strong documentation of test results, with leadership to improve validation processes and cross-functional teamwork.