Digital Hardware Engineer

Position: Digital Hardware Engineer

Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania (On-site only — no remote)

Role Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Digital Hardware Engineer with strong PC board design expertise to develop specialty, made-to-order embedded control systems built to withstand harsh industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve digital hardware for embedded control platforms
• Create and update schematics and PCBs; manage component selection, DFM, and DFT practices
• Lead peer reviews for schematics, PCB layout, and design outputs
• Design microcontroller I/O, signal conditioning, and serial communication buses (SPI, I²C, UART)
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on interface definitions and board bring-up
• Execute board-level validation, functional testing, and EMC compliance
• Partner with manufacturing to resolve build issues and support release to production
• Produce clear documentation: BOMs, interface specs, cost estimates, and revision control

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience with a focus on digital circuits
• Proficiency in Altium (schematic and PCB layout)
• Digital logic, embedded microcontrollers, serial communications (SPI, I²C, UART, Ethernet, RS-232/485)

Preferred Skills

• FPGA/CPLD development and HDL (VHDL, Verilog)
• Circuit simulation tools (LTspice, Simulink, Plexim)
• Analog circuits and power electronics
• IPC-610, UL/CSA compliance standards

Industries: Electrical Equipment & Components, Electronics/Semiconductors, Heavy Machinery