Toptal
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Hardware Engineer
Hardware EngineerHardware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2010H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
New York
Posted
90 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishIo T
Job Description
• Lead electrical design for our first-generation product.
• Develop system-level architecture across sensors, actuators, power delivery, and control electronics.
• Rapid prototyping: PCB bring-up, bench testing, reliability, and thermal testing.
• Work closely with firmware, materials, ID, and manufacturing on integration.
• Evaluate suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Help build internal hardware lab and testing capabilities.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- 5-8+ years in hardware engineering, mechatronics, consumer electronics, or IoT.
- Experience with PCB design (Altium, KiCad), embedded systems, and electromechanical integration.
- Strong with power electronics, analog/digital design, and DFM/DFT.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and building fast in early-stage environments.
- Passionate about designing products that blend engineering, elegance, and everyday usability.
- Experience with thin-film electronics, smart materials, optical systems, or high-voltage drivers.
- Prior startup or zero-to-one hardware launch experience.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
- You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.
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