Hardware Engineer

Design the circuit boards that go inside radios operators trust with their lives

At Persistent Systems, our Wave Relay® MANET technology keeps warfighters, first responders, and critical missions connected in the most contested environments on earth. We're looking for a Hardware Engineer with deep experience in battery-powered, high-speed (GHz) digital circuit design. This role is for someone who wants their boards to end up in the field, not in a reference kit.

You'll design, develop, and prototype the electronic assemblies inside our next-generation radios and the upgrades to our current products. Your work spans concept through DVT, and into direct technical support for manufacturing. This lead engineer will set design direction across a project or small set of related projects and serve as a technical resource for others.

What you'll work on

• Defining system- and circuit-level requirements for next-generation radio products
• Designing circuits, running analysis and simulations, and producing schematics and BOMs
• Identifying all components and equipment needed to support the product design process
• Providing PCB layout guidance and working closely with layout engineers to complete PCB designs
• Interfacing with Mechanical Engineering to meet packaging and thermal constraints
• Establishing hardware and software test environments and infrastructure
• Developing concept prototypes and running DVT to verify system performance
• Providing technical leadership for projects developed by sub-contractors
• Ensuring deliverables meet performance, cost, and reliability targets on schedule
• Providing technical support to manufacturing

The tooling you'll work with

We invest in the tools that move engineers' output. You'll have day-one access to a modern hardware development environment:

• Serious lab infrastructure. Full RF and digital lab: high-bandwidth scopes, spectrum and vector network analyzers, thermal chambers, and the fixtures to characterize what you build.
• Direct hand-off to manufacturing. In-house manufacturing support, so the feedback loop from board bring-up to production issues is fast.

Why hardware engineers choose Persistent Systems

• You own boards from end-to-end. Concept, schematic, layout guidance, bring-up, DVT, and production support, one engineer, one board, real accountability.
• Independent, not a subsidiary. Product direction gets made by the people building the radios, not filtered through a Fortune 500 parent's roadmap review.
• Mission you can point to. Our radios are deployed with U.S. and allied forces, federal agencies, and public safety teams worldwide.

Position Responsibilities

• Architect hardware subsystems spanning multiple products
• Promote technical standards and best practices for the hardware team
• Resolve complex technical challenges across projects
• Partner with product management and adjacent engineering functions on tradeoffs
  
  Mentor other engineers and contribute to hiring decisions

Minimum Qualifications

• 10-15 years of hardware engineering experience
• Demonstrated ownership of a complex, cross-functional hardware project
• Strong expertise in a core hardware domain (e.g. power, high-speed digital, mixed-signal)
• Developing track record of technical leadership without formal management authority
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of audio/video encoder/decoders and interfaces
• Exposure to Embedded Firmware Development in Assembly, C and/or C++
• Experience in electromagnetic capability (EMC) testing and design
• Knowledge of 802.11 standard and system implementation
• Familiar with switching mode power supply design
• Knowledge of military qualification testing
• Modeling/simulation/development in VHDL
• Strong…