Senior Digital Hardware Design Engineer Jobs in Wisconsin

Electrical Engineer –

High-Speed Embedded Hardware Design

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Engineer to join our team in designing and developing compact, high-performance embedded computing platforms. This role emphasizes adapting and optimizing advanced CPU-based reference designs into custom hardware solutions while ensuring signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system performance. The successful candidate will engage in schematic design, provide guidance on PCB layout, and participate in hardware bring-up and validation activities.

Responsibilities

• Modify and optimize existing CPU-based reference designs for custom embedded applications.
• Design and review high-speed digital circuits, power distribution networks, and grounding strategies.
• Support PCB layout activities with a focus on signal integrity and power integrity requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to minimize board size while maintaining functionality and performance.
• Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation of new board designs.
• Analyze and troubleshoot board-level issues during development and testing.
• Support new product development from concept through prototype validation.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing high-speed digital hardware and CPU-based systems.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and PCB design principles.
• Hands-on experience with Cadence PCB design tools.
• Experience with board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Ability to interpret and modify complex reference designs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Intel or similar embedded processor platforms.
• Experience working with compact or space-constrained embedded designs.
• Familiarity with advanced PCB manufacturing and assembly technologies.

Work Environment

This position can be 100% remote, providing flexibility in work location. The role involves working with advanced technologies and equipment, focusing on high-speed embedded hardware design. The work environment promotes collaboration with cross-functional teams to achieve innovative solutions.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Waukesha, WI.

The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $90.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Waukesha,WI.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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