What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Engineer position at Capgemini Engineering?
About the Job You're Considering
As a Hardware Engineer with Capgemini Engineering, you will play a critical role in designing, validating, and supporting electronic systems for our clients. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hardware solutions that meet industry standards and client requirements. This position emphasizes strong design knowledge, hardware support, and expertise in validation and compliance.
Your Role
- Lead and present technical reviews to internal stakeholders and external clients, demonstrating technical depth and communication skills.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive design documentation, including detailed presentations, technical reports, and review materials.
- Perform and update design validation calculations to align with evolving review requirements and project specifications.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with supply chain, manufacturing, and testing teams to support existing designs and ensure seamless integration.
- Provide technical solutions for risk mitigation, design support, and obsolescence-driven redesigns to maintain product viability.
- Conduct hardware testing, preparation, and modification of electronic boards to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Review schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring compliance with reference designs and best practices for RF, power, and signal integrity.
Your Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering (or related field) with 8 years in hardware engineering, including PCB design and component selection
- Selecting major electronic components such as microcontrollers, operational amplifiers, power modules, and relays.
- Understanding PCB design principles including DFA and DFM standards, and analyzing analog schematics for power budgeting and thermal management.
- Familiarity with compliance standards and pre-compliance testing processes including UL certification and EMI/EMC requirements.
- Experience with PCB design tools (Altium), RF simulation tools (CST), Python-based test automation, and providing customer-facing technical guidance for RF and embedded system.
