Senior Satellite Hardware Engineer – Onsite Chandler

Motion Recruitment; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to lead the development of next-generation satellite modem hardware. This full-time onsite role covers complex PCB design, FPGA integration, high-speed interfaces, and rigorous validation across the hardware lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will own hardware designs from selection to board bring-up, collaborate across disciplines, and solve challenging SI/PI problems in a defense and telecom context.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in hardware design and PCB development.
• Experience designing FPGA-based hardware systems and integrating FPGAs.
• Strong schematic capture, PCB design, and high-speed interface experience.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on hardware engineering and testing.
• Board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across disciplines.
• Own hardware designs from concept to production.

Skills

PCB design

FPGA design

Schematic capture

High-speed interfaces

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

Board bring-up

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Logic analyzers

Vector network analyzers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Logic analyzers

Vector network analyzers

Job description

Motion Recruitment in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to lead the development of next-generation satellite modem hardware. This full-time onsite role covers complex PCB design, FPGA integration, high-speed interfaces, and rigorous validation across the hardware lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will own hardware designs from selection to board bring-up, collaborate across disciplines, and solve challenging SI/PI problems in a defense and telecom context.