Embedded Hardware Design Engineer

About the company

Emerson

Industrial automation · 10,001+ employees

What you'll do

• Assist in the design and development of embedded hardware systems, including component selection, schematic capture, printed circuit board (PCB) development, and FPGA integration.
• Support feasibility studies, simulations, engineering analyses, and prototype evaluations to assess performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, manufacturing, test, and quality teams throughout the product lifecycle to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, troubleshooting activities, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Perform laboratory testing, debugging, validation, and verification using standard test equipment and automated test systems.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including schematics, bills of materials (BOMs), test plans, reports, and engineering change records.
• Support prototype bring-up, board-level debugging, product verification, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Contribute to engineering data collection, analysis, and traceability efforts that improve product quality, design reuse, and development efficiency.
• Develop and enhance automated testing, measurement, and reporting processes through scripting, data analysis, and AI-assisted engineering tools.
• Help transform engineering workflows through automation, structured data, and emerging technologies that improve efficiency, quality, and speed of execution.
• Stay current with advancements in embedded systems, engineering automation, and AI-enabled product development practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of embedded hardware fundamentals, including circuit design, PCB layout, and communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Understanding of digital design concepts, FPGA development, and hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as C/C++ for testing, debugging, or embedded system development.
• Experience using schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar platforms.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted engineering, development, or coding tools.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment and communicate technical information clearly.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals with temporaryvisas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who needsponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible.
• Internship, co-op, academic project, research, or hands-on experience involving embedded systems or electronics development.
• Exposure to high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and power integrity principles.
• Experience with scripting or automation tools such as Python, TCL, MATLAB, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with simulation and analysis tools such as HyperLynx, Ansys, SIwave, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience working with FPGA development environments such as Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim, or Questa.
• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, and other laboratory test equipment.
• Experience using engineering data analysis, visualization, or reporting tools.
• Exposure to automated testing, data acquisition, and hardware validation methodologies.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Git, Agile development practices, or related collaboration tools.
• Experience applying AI-enabled methods to support hardware design, testing, validation, or process improvements.
• Knowledge of industrial automation, networking, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), or functional safety concepts.

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