Hardware Engineer II

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include working across design, firmware, prototyping, manufacturing, and compliance for infrastructure management hardware.

• 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 documentations, 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.
• Maintain comprehensive and organized documentation to support product sales and shipping.

Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related degree. Early‑career candidates, including recent graduates with 1+ year of hands‑on experience, are welcome.

• 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 hardware diagnostic tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters, soldering tools) to troubleshoot and test electronic circuits.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes (SMT, injection molding, machining, assembly, etc.).
• 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 implementation of corrective/preventive methods.
• Communication skills to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and external partner teams.

• Experience in hardware design and development, preferably in the networking or telecommunications industry.
• Familiarity with IoT devices, edge computing, and data center hardware.
• Experience with Small Form‑factor Pluggable modules and Passive Optical Network technologies.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers or ODMs for hardware development and production.
• Bilingual in Portuguese, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese is a plus for working with international teams and partners.

Salary: $100,000 - $115,000. Legrand North & Central America offers 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 Employee Resource Groups that support women in engineering and underrepresented identities.

Equal Opportunity Employer.