Hardware Engineer

Position Description

Legrand
has an exciting opportunity for a Hardware Engineer to join the ZPE Systems Team in Fremont, CA.

• Design and develop hardware devices for infrastructure management, including routers, serial consoles, and edge network components.
• Review circuit designs, PCB layout, mechanical designs, and assist on component selection for high-performance, reliable, and energy-efficient hardware.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and vendors to ensure designs are manufacturable and cost-effective.
• Collaborate with product management to define and refine product requirements.
• Coordinate with firmware and software teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware components.

• Maintain a cross-compiler environment for embedded systems.
• Write and review code for boot loader, BIOS, device drivers, firmware installation, and hardware tests.
• Maintain source control management with git.
• Follow agile development strategies and practices.

• Build and test hardware prototypes, refining designs based on test results.
• Conduct measurements and analyses to verify design integrity and compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers to review prototype and production testing results.

• Work closely with contract manufacturers to resolve technical issues during production, ensuring products meet quality and performance expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to optimize cost, performance, and reliability of products.

• Create detailed documentation, including production documents, specifications, test reports, work instructions, and provide cross-departmental training based on the documentation.
• Understand hardware certification and regulatory compliance requirements in terms of safety, emissions, radio frequency transmission of cellular and Wi‑Fi modules for the main markets in the Americas, Europe, Asia‑Pacific, and Africa.
• Understand interoperability requirements for cellular carriers.
• Work closely with certification labs to attain required certifications for ZPE products.
• Enable continuous effort to ensure products stay up to date on current certifications and compliance requirements and maintain comprehensive and organized documentation to enable smooth process of product sales and shipping.

Education:Bachelor's or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related degree.

• 3+ years of experience in hardware design and development, preferably in the networking or telecommunications industry.
• Knowledge and experience with circuit design, PCB layout tools, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of digital and analog circuits, power management, and high-speed signal design.
• Hands‑on experience with using hardware diagnostic tools (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, and soldering tools) to troubleshoot and test electronic circuits.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes (e.g., SMT, injection molding, machining, assembly, etc.).
• Experience working with contract manufacturers or ODMs for hardware development and production.
• Familiarity with product testing and validation processes, including functional and reliability testing, as well as EMI/EMC and safety compliance testing.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills, including root cause analysis and implementing corrective/preventive methods.
• Communication skills to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and external partner teams.

• Familiarity with IoT devices, edge computing, and data center hardware.
• Experience with PXE boot, secure boot, platform certificate, and attestation.
• Experience with Small Form‑factor Pluggable modules and Passive Optical Network technologies.
• Ability to communicate in Portuguese, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese is preferred for working with international teams, independent laboratories, and manufacturing partners.

$100,000 - $115,000.

Legrand North and Central America offer comprehensive health benefits, an industry-leading 401(k) match, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, holidays, disability coverage, bonus opportunities, paid volunteer time, and access to an active Employee Resource Groups that support women in engineering and underrepresented identities. The culture emphasizes inclusion, flexibility, growth, and meaningful impact in a global organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer