Senior Hardware Engineer

The Hardware Engineer leads the design and development of advanced electronic hardware and PCB solutions for next-generation lithium-ion battery systems serving commercial, industrial, defense, and emerging energy markets. This role is ideal for an experienced hardware engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where innovation, ownership, and technical versatility are highly valued. You will play a key role in developing battery electronics, power distribution systems, sensing architectures, and embedded hardware platforms while collaborating closely with firmware, systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.

The position is well suited to someone with a strong in automotive or other highly regulated product development environments, extensive experience designing complex PCBs in Altium Designer, and a passion for scaling technology within a growing battery-focused organization.

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and validation of electronic hardware for lithium-ion battery systems and related power electronics products.
• Design complex multi-layer PCB assemblies using Altium Designer, including schematic capture, component selection, layout guidance, design reviews, and design release management.
• Develop hardware solutions for battery management systems (BMS), sensing circuits, power distribution, safety monitoring, and embedded control systems.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware into finished products.
• Perform design trade-off analyses that consider performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, thermal management, EMC/EMI, and scalability.
• Own hardware development throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept and prototyping through validation, production launch, and field support.
• Apply and promote design best practices including signal integrity, power integrity, grounding strategies, high-voltage isolation, and design-for-manufacturing principles.
• Participate in hardware troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, and failure analysis activities to improve product reliability and performance.
• Support battery system testing, validation, and verification efforts to ensure products meet functional and safety requirements.
• Work directly with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and component vendors to support sourcing, production readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to DFMEA activities, design reviews, risk assessments, and functional safety efforts for hardware systems.
• Support the development of test fixtures, validation equipment, and manufacturing test strategies for hardware and battery systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across cross‑functional teams to elevate hardware engineering capabilities.
• Serve as a hands‑on contributor who can adapt quickly, support multiple technical disciplines, and respond to evolving business needs.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of hardware development experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing complex PCB assemblies for automotive, transportation, industrial, energy storage, aerospace, or similar applications.
• Proven experience supporting products from concept through production launch.
• Expert‑level experience with Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB layout, library management, and design release.
• Strong experience in analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience designing high‑reliability electronic hardware for automotive or safety‑critical applications.
• Experience with embedded microcontrollers and hardware…