Senior Hardware Engineer

Apply today to join Coreforce, where your Hardware Engineering expertise makes a real impact.

Company: Coreforce
Location: Hybrid/Remote
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Based on Experience

Coreforce is an innovative SaaS company providing digital solutions for frontline professionals. Our products, body cameras, in-car videos, mobile routers, and digital evidence systems help public safety officers and first responders save lives, strengthen community trust, and enhance accountability.

• 15 PTO days + floating holiday
• Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k). We provide 401(k) matching per the terms of the 401(k) plan.
• Annual bonus and tuition reimbursement
• Career growth in a fast‑growing, mission‑driven company
• Collaborative, purpose‑driven culture

Hardware Architecture and Design

• Lead end‑to‑end hardware design for embedded and IoT devices, from requirements and block diagrams through detailed schematics and design documentation.
• Own schematic capture and library management in Altium, including symbol/footprint creation, design rules, and version control.
• Collaborate with firmware and software teams to define hardware‑software interfaces, boot architectures, and system‑level behaviors for ARM‑based platforms.
• Design robust power delivery and distribution networks, including Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions where applicable.

Schematic Review and Design Quality

• Run and participate in formal schematic and design reviews, ensuring signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, thermal considerations, and manufacturability are addressed.
• Define and enforce hardware design standards, checklists, and best practices for the team.
• Partner with layout engineers to guide placement, routing, stackup selection, and high‑speed constraints (including PCIe and Ethernet).

Embedded Firmware Collaboration

• Work closely with embedded firmware engineers to bring up new boards, debug bring‑up issues, and optimize hardware‑firmware interactions.
• Support firmware development with clear documentation of registers, interfaces, and hardware behaviors.
• Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers) to diagnose and resolve system‑level issues that span hardware and firmware.

Prototyping, Validation, and Test

• Drive rapid prototyping of new concepts, including proof‑of‑concept boards, evaluation modules, and test fixtures.
• Define and execute hardware validation plans, including functional testing, environmental and stress testing, and interface interoperability (BLE, Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, Cellular, PCIe, PoE).
• Analyze test data, identify root causes, and implement hardware design improvements.

Vendor, Supplier, and Manufacturing Partnership

• Collaborate with component suppliers, contract manufacturers, and fabrication/assembly partners to ensure designs meet cost, quality, and lead‑time targets.
• Participate in component selection, sourcing decisions, and lifecycle management, including obsolescence and supply‑chain risk mitigation.
• Review and refine manufacturing documentation (BOMs, assembly drawings, test procedures) and support NPI builds.

Networking and IoT Systems Integration

• Design and integrate wired and wireless connectivity solutions, including BLE, Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, and Cellular, for connected devices.
• Ensure hardware designs support secure, reliable data capture and transmission in real‑world network conditions.
• Work with systems, software, and cloud teams to ensure end‑to‑end interoperability for IoT devices.

AI‑Accelerated Engineering

• Use AI tools daily to accelerate schematic design, documentation, design reviews, test planning, and troubleshooting.
• Institutionalize effective AI workflows for the hardware team (for example, generating design checklists, parsing datasheets, creating test scripts, summarizing lab findings).

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product management, firmware/software engineering, quality, and field teams to translate customer and domain requirements into robust hardware solutions.
• Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and risks clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

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