Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Digital & Wireless Systems

Grace Technologies is a global provider of electrical safety and predictive maintenance products for industrial applications. The company is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead digital and mixed-signal hardware development, including high-speed wired and wireless communications, embedded systems, multilayer PCB design, and product development from concept through field deployment. The role collaborates across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and certification partners while supporting hardware architecture and mentoring less-experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design digital and mixed-signal electronics, including microcontroller-based systems, data processing, communications, and connectivity
• Lead hardware development for high-speed wired and wireless communication systems
• Advance our capabilities in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, and other wireless technologies, including RF design considerations
• Own schematic capture, component selection, BOM development, PCB placement, routing, and design release
• Design multilayer PCBs with attention to signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, EMI/EMC, and reliable communications
• Work with interfaces and protocols including Ethernet, USB, CAN, RS-485, SPI, I2C, and UART
• Prototype, bring up, test, debug, and validate hardware in the lab
• Take designs from concept through prototype, certification, production, and field deployment
• Work directly with board houses, contract manufacturers, suppliers, and certification labs
• Support UL, CE, FCC, EMC, and other applicable regulatory requirements
• Participate in design reviews, influence hardware architecture, introduce new technologies, and help develop less-experienced engineers

Preferred

• Experience with wireless/connected products, Industrial IoT, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular communications, RF/antenna considerations, industrial automation, sensors, field instrumentation, or ruggedized electronics is particularly valuable
• Experience designing electronics for industrial, automotive, aerospace, defense, agriculture, food and beverage, or similarly demanding environments is also a plus
• Wireless Products
• Connected Products
• Industrial IoT
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• Cellular Communications
• RF
• Antenna Considerations
• Industrial Automation
• Sensors
• Field Instrumentation
• Ruggedized Electronics
• Electronics Design
• Industrial Industry Experience
• Automotive Industry Experience
• Aerospace Industry Experience
• Defense Industry Experience
• Agriculture Industry Experience
• Beverage Industry Experience

Benefits

• Company profit-sharing eligibility
• 3% employer 401(k) contribution
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellness program
• RTO/PTO program

Company

• Electrical safety products and predictive maintenance solutions for industry
• Davenport, Iowa, USA
• http://www.graceport.com/
• Founded in 1991
• 11-50 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant engineering experience
• Extensive hands-on electronics hardware development experience, typically gained through approximately 10+ years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent senior-level capability
• Deep experience with digital and mixed-signal, microcontroller-based hardware
• Strong high-speed digital and communications hardware experience
• Professional-level schematic capture and multilayer PCB design experience using Altium Designer or a comparable ECAD platform
• Strong knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, EMI/EMC, and PCB design practices
• Experience taking multiple hardware products from concept through prototype, validation, certification, and volume manufacturing
• Strong hands-on lab and hardware debugging skills
• Experience with wireless/connected products, Industrial IoT, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular communications, RF/antenna considerations, industrial automation, sensors, field instrumentation, or ruggedized electronics is particularly valuable
• Experience designing electronics for industrial, automotive, aerospace, defense, agriculture, food and beverage, or similarly demanding environments is also a plus
• Extensive hands-on electronics hardware development experience, typically gained through approximately 10+ years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent senior-level capability.

Required skills

• Digital and Mixed-Signal Electronics, Microcontroller-Based Hardware, High-Speed Digital Communications Hardware, Wireless Communications Wi-Fi, Wireless Communications Bluetooth, Wireless Communications Cellular, Schematic Capture, Multilayer PCB Design, Altium Designer, Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, EMI/EMC, Hardware Debugging, Ethernet, USB, CAN, RS-485, SPI, I2C, and UART

Experience

• 10+ years