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Senior Hardware Engineer - Power Electronics

Cardinal Peak
Cardinal Peak Salary
Boulder, CO Temporary
POSTED ON 2/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

Are you interested in working at a dynamic, flexible company that showcases your talent?  Want to join a team of other highly-skilled developers using cutting-edge technology? Do you love tackling complex problems and owning the solutions? Are you the sort of person who works and plays well with others? If you said yes to these questions, then Cardinal Peak is the place for you!

We are looking for a talented, energetic, Senior Electrical Engineer with at least 10 years of experience and a strong digital and power electronics background to join our team and help bring our engineering services to new and existing clients. In this role you will collaborate directly with our partners and developers to perform hardware design on-site at a local energy management device company.

Based in picturesque Colorado, Cardinal Peak, a subsidiary of FPT, is a project and product development engineering firm helping our clients solve hard problems in the Healthcare, IoT and audio / video market spaces. For over 20 years, we have excelled at delivering complete end-to-end solutions across server and web environments, mobile applications, embedded software, hardware, and more!

We are looking for candidates located in the Denver Metro Area who can work onsite at our partner’s office. This initial opportunity is for a 4 month contract with the potential option to extend or transition to W2 employment in the process.

Pay Range :

  • Total base compensation ranges from $ 115K -$ 180K annually depending on experience.

Responsibilities and Duties :

  • Lead the design and development of hardware systems, including circuit boards, processors, memory devices, and sensors.
  • Create detailed schematics and PCB layouts using CAD tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence).
  • Work directly with the customer to verify, test, and improve multiple board designs.
  • Must work cooperatively with a cross functional team of Electrical Engineers, Firmware Engineers, Software Engineers, and Program Managers to ensure team and product success.
  • Requirements and Qualifications :

  • BS or higher in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 10 years of experience in hardware design and development.
  • Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design, signal integrity, and power management.
  • Experience working with schematics and PCB layouts in Altium tools.
  • Nice to have :

  • Strong understanding of power electronics and flyback converters or power line communication.
  • Company Culture : Treats all employees, customers, and stakeholders with dignity, respect, and courtesy.

  • We work hard, but we also make a concerted effort to be flexible, have fun, and increase our team’s health, job satisfaction, and productivity. Our team is the reason we do what we do and whether you’re remote or here in Colorado, we want you to be a part of something great.
  • Our interview process consists generally of meeting with a few members of the team over several in-person or virtual meetings. During the interviews, the team will meet to discuss each candidate’s background and skillsets in order to find the best fit for both sides. We are always available with questions at any stage, and we want you to feel supported throughout.  If we feel you are a good fit, we will reach out with an offer! If it’s not the right time or the right position, don’t worry! We would love to keep your info for when the perfect position does open!

    If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we would love to have you apply! Apply directly at

    We participate in e-verify and complete background checks on all new hires.

    EEOC Statement :

    Cardinal Peak is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to : race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to continually building a diverse team of high-caliber engineers and staff who thrive on engaging technical pursuits.

    We can’t wait to grow together!

    Salary : $115,000 - $180,000

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