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Hardware Design Engineer

Lensa
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/6/2025 CLOSED ON 12/31/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Design Engineer position at Lensa?

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Job Title: Hardware Design EngineerJob Description

We are seeking a skilled Hardware Design Engineer to contribute to the design, validation, and bring-up of complex boards with advanced architecture. In this role, you will be responsible for owning certain board designs, making modifications to existing designs, and focusing on the bring-up and validation of high-speed boards.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-speed digital boards from concept to release.
  • Own and manage specific board designs, implementing necessary changes.
  • Validate and bring up complex high-speed boards.
  • Collaborate on the testing and bring-up of PCBs using industry-standard tools.
  • Work with high-speed design and control interfaces such as PCIE, MDIO, and SPI.

Essential Skills

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in hardware design.
  • Proficient in high-speed design and board bring-up.
  • Experience with Cadence Allegro for PCB design.
  • Familiarity with PCIE and other control interfaces.
  • Experience with development of at least one high-speed digital board from concept to release.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience designing linecards or PCBs for routers, switches, or servers is preferred.
  • Familiarity with SerDes technology.
  • Experience with high-speed designs using Cadence Allegro.

Work Environment

The work environment involves spending half of the time in the lab and the other half in the office. You will be part of a collaborative team based in San Jose, consisting of 8 full-time employees and 1 consultant. The role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology related to switches and routers in a Fortune 100 company.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of San Jose, California.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of San Jose, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $80.00/hr.

Requirements

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

  • Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in San Jose,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 10, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com ( actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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