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Hardware Design Engineer

Adtran
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/11/2025 CLOSED ON 1/9/2026

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Job Summary

The Hardware Design Engineer will be a member of a team responsible for the development and maintenance of ADTRAN’s product family.

This position has full technical leadership of all aspects of a project in each phase of the product development cycle: conceptualizing, developing prototypes, testing, perfecting designs, and introduction into manufacturing.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Design or assist in the design, development, debugging, and integration of hardware for ADTRAN’s product family.
  • Design or assist in the design of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) for advanced, very high-speed communications products.
  • Troubleshoot regulatory compliance failures.
  • Assist others within engineering and tech support in debugging issues.
  • Provide input in determining the level of effort required for hardware and product features requested from product management.
  • Work with software, mechanical and power supply teams to optimize design and architecture decisions.
  • Other projects and assignments may result and be assigned to accommodate the changing needs of the department and the Company.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering) required.
  • Strong communication skills needed to interface with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, technicians, technical writers, and others.
  • No travel is expected for this position.

Preferred Qualifications (Optional)

  • Experience with high-speed data buses, serializers, deserializers, signal integrity preferred.
  • Experience with Ethernet and Passive Optical Networking
  • Experience with implementation and validation of DDRx/LPDDRx, PCIex and embedded microcontrollers.
  • Experience with regulatory EMI/EMC compliance requirements for telecom equipment is preferred.
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