Sr Hardware Engineer Lead

TEKsystems is seeking a Sr Hardware Engineer Lead for a fully onsite role in Jacksonville, FL. In this position, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across the full product lifecycle, from early design work through production support and product improvement.

You will guide embedded hardware development while coordinating closely with cross-functional partners to help deliver reliable, manufacturable, and compliant products. The role also includes acting as a technical escalation point for complex hardware and field issues.

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 execute analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, sensor, wireless, and microcontroller-based hardware design, including schematic development and PCB layout reviews to support performance and design quality.
• Oversee prototype bring-up and functional verification, including environmental and reliability testing, EMC pre-compliance testing, hardware debugging, root cause analysis, and design validation.
• Provide hands-on technical support for manufacturing and existing products, including handling manufacturing issues, pilot builds, engineering changes, yield improvement, enhancements, defect reduction, and complex troubleshooting.
• Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain on component availability, alternate component qualification, obsolescence planning, supplier technical issues, second sourcing, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex product and customer issues, including field failures, returned products, hardware/firmware troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Work 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 and organizational guidance through technical direction, mentoring, prioritization, design reviews, engineering best practices, cross-training, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with Firmware, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Support, and Operations to prioritize technical issues and support successful development and ongoing support.

Requirements

• 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 providing sustaining engineering support.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, supply chain, and field technical support.
• Experience working in cross-functional product development teams.
• 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 and PCB design/PCB layout review using 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.
• Embedded firmware development and debugging experience (preferred).
• Software/middleware expertise including knowledge of Python, C, C++, and Linux systems.

Technologies

• Python, C, C++, Linux
• PADS, Altium Designer, OrCAD
• SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $140,000 - $165,000 per year.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
• Retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)

This is a permanent position based in Jacksonville, FL and is fully onsite.

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