Insight Global is hiring: Hardware Engineer in San Francisco

Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $185,000.00/yr

This is a permanent (FTE) position that will be hired directly by an Insight Global client

Job Summary: Hardware Engineer - San Francisco, CA

We're seeking a proactive and skilled engineer who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, hands-on environment and is ready to contribute directly to our hardware team, based here in the heart of San Francisco.

What You'll Do:

• Contribute to the design, simulation, and optimization of complex electrical systems and circuits for cutting-edge industrial and automotive LIDAR applications.
• Drive component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout, ensuring optimal signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI performance, and manufacturability (DFM).
• Hands-On bring-up and debugging of prototype hardware, efficiently identifying and resolving electrical issues.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, mechanical, optical, and software engineering teams to ensure robust design and seamless system integration and performance.
• Document and execute comprehensive engineering verification and validation (EVT) test plans that operate within design parameters and meet product requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 3+ years of experience, OR Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) with 1+ years of experience in relevant hardware product development (e.g., industrial, automotive, robotics, etc).
• Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance monitoring, test automation, and data analysis.
• Familiarity with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and data acquisition systems.
• Solid understanding and practical experience in high-speed digital and analog circuit design, signal integrity, power delivery, and noise suppression techniques.
• Proficiency with processor architectures, digital logic, and common communication interfaces (e.g., I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI, Ethernet).
• Experience driving the full design cycle: from schematic capture and PCB layout (Cadence, Altium, or similar) through to assembly and validation.

Plusses:

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with automotive qualification processes and standards (e.g., AEC-Q100/200).
• Knowledge of Python or other scripting languages for test automation.

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Industries: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, Technology, Information and Media, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing

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