Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer IV – Systems, Firmware & Infrastructure

Location: Onsite at Sunnyvale, CA

Pay Rate: $110/hr (W2)

Duration: 12-month contract possible extension/conversion

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Vacation, and Sick Leave

Job Overview:

The main function of a hardware engineer is to research, design, develop, test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. A typical hardware engineer is responsible for the manufacture and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review and approve plan layout, including type of computers and peripheral equipment modifications.
• Review and approve product prototypes, working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
• Supervise functioning of equipment and approve modifications to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
• Write detailed functional specifications that document the hardware development process and support hardware introduction.
• Act as a subject matter expert to engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
• Provide training and support to system designers and users.
• Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.
• Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.

Qualifications:

• Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Team player and detail oriented.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
• Strong knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
• Strong knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control and operation of telecommunications systems.
• Strong knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
• Strong knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Previous experience with computer applications and design software related to engineering field.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong software / firmware engineering with data-pipeline experience the resume
• Cloud storage and service deployment (e.g., S3, containerized services)
• Track record owning reliability / infrastructure for a production tool

Nice to Have Skills:

• Image / vision pipeline experience
• Familiarity with factory / manufacturing data
• Python and ML tooling

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.