Senior IoT Hardware Engineer - Low-Power & RF Systems

Jobtailor; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced hardware engineer to translate system requirements into hardware designs and develop low‑power modules for small devices in demanding environments. You will work with firmware and software teams to ensure hardware integrates with IoT tracking and telemetry networks.

Requirements: 8+ years in hardware; strong architecture, board‑level design, and OrCAD Capture; RF/wireless IoT (BLE/Wi‑Fi/Thread/Zigbee/LoRa/Cellular); debugging; DFM/DFT; embedded hardware.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hardware-related fields.
• Strong knowledge of hardware architecture and board-level design.
• Proficiency with OrCAD Capture for schematic and PCB layout.
• Knowledge of low-power hardware design and battery-powered systems.
• Understanding of RF and wireless technologies used in IoT.
• Strong debugging skills using oscilloscopes, analyzers, and testers.
• Experience with verification, validation, and product qualification.
• DFM/DFT and product lifecycle processes.
• Experience with ODM/CM and global supply chains.

Responsibilities

• Translate system requirements into hardware design specifications.
• Design hardware modules for low-power, small-scale devices.
• Collaborate with firmware and software to integrate hardware with IoT telemetry.
• Develop and execute testing protocols for end-to-end validation.
• Participate in technical design reviews for system architecture.
• Conduct simulations and prototyping to validate designs.
• Improve hardware development processes for performance and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership in hardware engineering.

Skills

Hardware architecture

Low-power design

RF/wireless IoT

Hardware debugging

DFM/DFT

Root-cause analysis

Embedded hardware design

PCB stack-up & layout

EMI/EMC & testing

ODM/CM & supply chain

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

MS in EE/CS preferred

Tools

OrCAD Capture

PCB layout tools

Job description

Jobtailor seeks an experienced hardware engineer to translate system requirements into hardware designs and develop low‑power modules for small devices in demanding environments. You will work with firmware and software teams to ensure hardware integrates with IoT tracking and telemetry networks.

Requirements: 8+ years in hardware; strong architecture, board‑level design, and OrCAD Capture; RF/wireless IoT (BLE/Wi‑Fi/Thread/Zigbee/LoRa/Cellular); debugging; DFM/DFT; embedded hardware.