Sr Hardware Engineer Lead

TEK Systems; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

TEK Systems seeks an Sr. Hardware Engineer Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership in embedded product design, development, and support across the lifecycle.

You will lead hardware development, drive improvements, and ensure reliability, manufacturability, and compliance through development to production. The role requires expertise in analog/digital/mixed-signal design, MCU-based systems, PCB design, and DFx practices, with collaboration across firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (required).
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field (preferred).
• 3–7 years of experience in hardware design and development of embedded electronic products.
• Proven experience taking products from concept through production and sustaining engineering.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, supply chain, and field technical support.
• Experience working in cross-functional product development teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design from concept through production, including circuit design and PCB reviews.
• Provide hands-on support for production, troubleshooting, and yield improvements.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Supply Chain on component availability and cost reduction.
• Mentor engineering team members and ensure design controls and documentation compliance.
• Work with Firmware, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality and Operations to prioritize issues.

Skills

Hardware

Project management

Hardware design

Hardware test

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

Tools

PADS

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Job description

Description

Position Summary

The Sr. Hardware Engineer Lead provides hands-on technical leadership in the design, development, and support of embedded electronic products throughout the product lifecycle. This role leads hardware development and product improvements while partnering cross-functionally to ensure products are reliable, manufacturable, compliant, and successfully supported from development through production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of embedded electronic products from concept through production, including circuit design, component selection, prototyping, design reviews, documentation, EVT/DVT/PVT, and product release.
• Lead and perform analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, sensor, wireless, and microcontroller-based hardware design, including schematic development and PCB layout reviews to ensure performance, manufacturability, and design quality.
• Lead prototype bring-up, functional verification, environmental and reliability testing, EMC pre-compliance testing, hardware debugging, root cause analysis, and design validation.
• Provide hands-on technical support for production and existing products, including manufacturing issues, pilot builds, engineering changes, yield improvement, product enhancements, defect reduction, and complex troubleshooting.
• Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain on component availability, alternate component qualification, obsolescence, supplier technical issues, second sourcing, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Serve as a Sr technical escalation point for complex product and customer issues, including field failures, returned products, hardware/firmware troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Partner with Quality to support engineering documentation, design controls, CAPA investigations, configuration management, ISO 9001 requirements, and product certifications including EMC/EMI, FCC, CE, UL, HazLoc, environmental, and reliability testing.
• Provide team, technical, and organizational guidance to engineering team members, including technical direction, mentoring, prioritization, design reviews, engineering best practices, cross-training, and knowledge sharing to support effective execution and accountability across the team.
• Work closely with Firmware, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Support, and Operations to prioritize technical issues and ensure successful product development and ongoing product support.

Skills

Hardware, Project management, Hardware design, Hardware test, Python

Top Skills Details

Hardware,Project management,Hardware design,Hardware test,Python

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Qualifications

The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job well:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (required).
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field (preferred).
• 3–7 years of experience in hardware design and development of embedded electronic products.
• Proven experience taking products from concept through production and sustaining engineering.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, supply chain, and field technical support.
• Experience working in cross-functional product development teams.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience with microcontroller-based embedded systems and common communication interfaces (SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet).
• Experience designing power supplies, sensor interfaces, and battery-powered products.
• Proficiency with schematic capture, PCB design, and PCB layout review using tools such as PADS, Altium Designer, or OrCAD.
• Familiarity with signal integrity, EMC/EMI mitigation, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Testability (DFT).
• Experience using laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, digital multimeters, and power supplies.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex hardware issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Experience with product validation, environmental testing, and regulatory compliance (FCC, CE, UL, EMC, HazLoc preferred).
• Working knowledge of Engineering Change Notice (ECN) processes, configuration management, and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with embedded firmware development and debugging is preferred.
• Software/middleware expertise – knowledge of python, c, c++, linux systems.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Jacksonville, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $165000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Salary and Benefits

• Compensation commensurate with experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
• Retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Jacksonville,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.