What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Engineer position at Blue Signal Search?
Our client is a leader in the manufacturing of IoT components for mobile device security. To drive innovation in secure electronics, they’re hiring a highly accomplished Hardware Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electronic design, embedded systems, and agile development processes.
This person will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of system engineers, mechanical engineers, and firmware developers to create and refine secure, high-performance hardware solutions.
This Role Offers:
- Competitive base salary, with comprehensive benefits and potential equity.
- Opportunity to design next-generation secure embedded products in a rapidly evolving cybersecurity market.
- Work alongside system, mechanical, and firmware engineering teams.
- Access to leadership and opportunities to help shape product roadmaps.
- High Employee Retention: A culture of support and recognition, with employees seen as key contributors to overall success.
- Company in growth mode with resources to develop new products and support career advancement.
Focus:
- Design and validate complex PCB assemblies for embedded secure mobile platforms.
- Take ownership of schematic capture, layout review, and hands-on debugging during bring-up and DVT phases.
- Prototype and test new concepts using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and signal generators.
- Drive electrical validation and board-level optimization for performance, power, and manufacturability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with firmware, software, and mechanical teams to refine architectures and accelerate development.
- Mentor and support junior engineers—your leadership will shape team capability and future projects.
- Innovate in the context of new product launches with tight cycles and evolving user requirements.
Skill Set:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline required.
- 5–10 years of electrical engineering experience, especially in embedded systems or mobile hardware.
- Full product lifecycle exposure: from early concept/prototype through to validation, manufacturing, and release.
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools; Altium Designer strongly preferred.
- Solid bench skills, including SMT soldering, signal probing, and debugging mixed-signal circuits.
- Deep understanding of hardware design principles, signal integrity, power management, and embedded interface protocols (SPI, I2C, USB, BT/BLE, WiFi).
- Exposure to secure or low-power systems design is a strong plus.
About Blue Signal:
Blue Signal is a leading executive search firm with expertise in IoT recruiting. Our IoT recruiters unite professionals in internet of things, industrial IoT, and connected devices with innovative companies nationwide. Learn more at bit.ly/42Qql8h
