Hardware System Engineer

Job summary

Gather customer requirements, assess feasibility, define architectures, and lead hardware solution development, testing, and resolution of complex system-level and customer application issues. Manage complex cross-functional projects, evaluate emerging technologies, and conduct competitor benchmarking, functional and performance testing, disassembly, and cost analysis.

Job details

Responsibilities: · Own customer requirement gathering, developing strategic requirement reports for complex projects. · Conduct in-depth feasibility analysis and define solution architectures for complex systems. · Author comprehensive product specifications for advanced hardware systems, excluding next-gen technologies. · Lead hardware solution development for complex systems, guiding component selection and advanced flow design. · Develop project testing specifications and pass criteria based on project requirements. · Resolve complex system-level engineering issues, collaborating with cross-functional experts. · Provide high-level technical support, identifying critical risks in complex hardware architectures. · Evaluate emerging technologies and propose integration plans for existing product lines. · Manage complex projects, leading cross-functional teams and aligning with strategic goals. · Organize benchmarking analysis planning for competing products, organize and complete functional and performance testing analysis, hardware disassembly analysis, and cost analysis of competing products, and complete the final analysis report. · Lead the resolution of complex hardware-related customer application issues for IoT modules. · Undertake other job-related responsibilities assigned by supervisors within professional competency scope. Educational and Skill Requirements · Bachelor’s degree or above; 6-10 years of engineering experience (5+ years in technical leadership). · Expertise in full-cycle hardware development, leading complex projects from concept to delivery. · Mastery of RF, audio, and digital circuits (USB, PCIe, LVDS) for advanced systems. · Expertise in component application design for complex ICs, driving innovative solution sourcing. · Deep knowledge of communications industry; 3+ years of experience in complex product development. · Proven leadership in cross-functional teams, managing technical roadmaps. · Exceptional project management for multiple high-complexity tasks. · Willingness to travel (approximately 10% of the time).

What you’ll do

Gather customer requirements, assess feasibility, define architectures, and lead hardware solution development, testing, and resolution of complex system-level and customer application issues. Manage complex cross-functional projects, evaluate emerging technologies, and conduct competitor benchmarking, functional and performance testing, disassembly, and cost analysis.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or higher and 6–10 years of engineering experience, including at least 5 years in technical leadership and 3 years in complex product development. Candidates should have full-cycle hardware development expertise, mastery of RF, audio, and digital circuits, strong communications-industry knowledge, and proven cross-functional and project leadership; travel is approximately 10%.

Listed skills

• Requirements gathering · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Hardware System Development
• Requirements Gathering
• Feasibility Analysis
• Solution Architecture
• Product Specifications
• RF Circuits
• Audio Circuits
• Digital Circuits
• USB
• PCIe
• LVDS
• Component Selection
• Hardware Testing
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Competitive Product Analysis

Job areas

• Engineering
• Technology
• Management & Leadership

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