Senior Rugged Embedded Hardware Engineer

Top Echelon LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Top Echelon LLC in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead complex embedded hardware programs. You will design, develop, test, debug, and bring-up boards with Intel/ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, and high-speed interfaces.

The role offers technical ownership from architecture through production release, with collaboration across hardware, FPGA, software, and systems teams in a rugged, defense/aerospace context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, embedded hardware design, or related electronics development.
• Strong experience with digital circuit design for complex embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience designing hardware incorporating Intel and/or ARM processors.
• Experience with FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, or similar advanced processing devices.
• Experience designing high-speed interfaces such as DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, and multi-Gigabit Ethernet.
• Strong experience with schematic capture and circuit-board design.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and debug.
• Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and digital multimeters.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on complex engineering efforts or technology areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, and support advanced electronic systems.
• Design digital hardware incorporating Intel and ARM-based processors, DDR memory, FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs.
• Handle high-speed interfaces like PCIe and multi-Gigabit Ethernet.
• Take ownership from architecture through board bring-up, validation, and production release.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, software, systems, product management, manufacturing, and program teams.

Skills

Strong experience with digital circuit

Hands-on hardware design experience

High-speed interfaces design

Hardware bring-up and debugging

Independent ownership of deliverables

Technical leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Mentor Expedition Dx

Job description

Top Echelon LLC in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead complex embedded hardware programs. You will design, develop, test, debug, and bring-up boards with Intel/ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, FPGAs, MPSoCs, RFSoCs, and high-speed interfaces.

The role offers technical ownership from architecture through production release, with collaboration across hardware, FPGA, software, and systems teams in a rugged, defense/aerospace context.