Sustaining and Validation Hardware Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Assists in the design, development, and integration of electrical systems for hardware products, following established engineering guidelines.
• Supports parts selection, qualification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design, and schematic capture for electrical subsystems.
• Assists with test setup, execution, and data analysis for the testing, integration, and validation of analog and digital systems and subsystems.
• Assists in creating and maintaining technical documentation, including schematics, test plans, test reports, signal integrity constraints, and bills of materials.
• Gains experience applying fundamental engineering principles to system optimization.
• Supports alignment with design specifications, manufacturability considerations, and industry standards during parts selection and design.
• Conducts basic modeling and simulations of standard electrical systems.
• Develops board floor planning and layout designs, focusing on component placement, power distribution, high-speed signal routing, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) mitigation.
• Helps diagnose and resolve power and signal integrity issues.
• Collaborates with firmware, software, and diagnostics teams to support electrical subsystem integration.
• Prepares and maintains automation platforms for electrical subsystem validation, gaining experience in test automation scripting, hardware validation workflows, and reliability testing methods.
• Follows test plans to validate prototypes and assists in debugging electrical performance issues.
• Assists with sustaining engineering activities, including resolving customer escalations, performing root cause analysis, qualifying alternate source components, and resolving end-of-life component issues.
• Participates in formal design reviews, contributing insights and learning from senior engineers.
• Stays current on emerging technologies, industry standards, tools, and best practices.
• Contributes to process improvement and innovation by identifying potential enhancements in electrical design.
• Supports cross-functional teams by applying fundamental engineering knowledge of electrical design to enhance product quality.
• Supports the development of hardware products that meet applicable safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and environmental regulations.
• Partners with cross-functional teams to incorporate established compliance requirements into product specifications.
• Assists in executing pre-compliance testing and preparing documentation for third-party certifications.
• Stays informed about relevant regulatory updates.
• Tracks timelines with minimal supervision, prioritizing and adjusting work with some guidance.
• Collaborates within the team to better understand expectations and achieve shared objectives.
• Leverages a foundational understanding of business, stakeholder, and/or customer needs to build partnerships with limited guidance.
• Actively listens and asks questions to enhance collaboration.
• Identifies and addresses issues, escalating problems to senior staff as needed.
• Compiles and reviews data and/or information from multiple sources to troubleshoot standard and non-standard errors.
• Seeks opportunities to gain knowledge and learn new skills and/or tools aligned with industry trends and best practices.
• Utilizes feedback and training to improve skills.
• Participates in a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Implements updates to processes, protocols, and workflows to increase efficiency and effectiveness as directed with some guidance.
• Contributes to ideation for future process improvements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Solid electrical/electronics engineering knowledge.
• Excellent problem-solving, writing test scripts, communication, and leadership skills.
• Eager to learn new skills and enjoy being challenged with difficult board level and system (hardware and software) level investigations.

Qualifications

• Assists in the design, development, and integration of electrical systems for hardware products, following established engineering guidelines.
• Supports parts selection, qualification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design, and schematic capture for electrical subsystems.
• Supports testing, integration, and validation of analog and digital systems and subsystems, by assisting with test setup, execution, and data analysis.
• Assists in creating and maintaining technical documentation, such as schematics, test plans, test reports, signal integrity constraints, and bills of materials.
• Stays current on emerging technologies, industry standards, tools, and best practices.