Hardware Engineer

Mission

The Hardware Engineer designs, develops, and validates electronic hardware solutions for embedded and complex systems. They play a key role in transforming technical requirements into reliable and high-performance hardware architectures, ensuring that products meet functional, quality, safety, and regulatory standards across industries such as aerospace, defense, transportation, energy, and industrial automation.

Main Activities

• Analyze system requirements and define hardware specifications.
• Design and develop electronic circuits and embedded hardware architectures.
• Create and review schematics, hardware designs, and technical documentation.
• Develop and integrate digital logic solutions using FPGA and programmable devices when required.
• Perform simulations, verification, and hardware validation activities.
• Support system integration and testing on target platforms.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and electronics teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Technical Skills

• Digital and embedded electronics design.
• Hardware architecture and system design.
• FPGA and CPLD development.
• Hardware description languages (VHDL, Verilog).
• Electronic schematic capture and PCB design principles.
• Simulation and synthesis tools (Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim, etc.).
• Embedded communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet).
• Hardware integration, testing, and validation.
• Signal integrity and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) fundamentals.
• Knowledge of industry standards and safety requirements.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and technical rigor.
• Critical thinking and troubleshooting abilities.
• Effective communication and documentation skills.
• Teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
• Adaptability in complex technical environments.
• Autonomy and proactive mindset.