SENIOR HARDWARE ENGINEER

Job DetailsJob Location: ATLANTA, GA 30324Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $150,000.00 Salary/yearTravel Percentage: NegligibleJob Shift: AnyJob Category: EngineeringApply today to join Coreforce, where your Hardware Engineering expertise makes a real impact.   Join Our Team as a Senior Hardware Engineer   Company: Coreforce Location: Hybrid /Remote Job Type: Full-time Salary: Based on Experience Company Overview: Coreforce is an innovative SaaS company providing digital solutions for frontline professionals. Our products, body cameras, in-car videos, mobile routers, and digital evidence systems, help public safety officers and first responders save lives, strengthen community trust, and enhance accountability. Senior Hardware Engineer – Build Your Career with Purpose Join Coreforce and use your executive skills to support innovative technology that strengthens communities. Why You’ll Love Working Here: 15 PTO days + floating holiday Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k). We provide 401(k) matching per the terms of the 401(k) plan.    Annual bonus and tuition reimbursement Career growth in a fast-growing, mission-driven company Collaborative, purpose-driven culture Responsibilities: Hardware Architecture and Design Lead end-to-end hardware design for embedded and IoT devices, from requirements and block diagrams through detailed schematics and design documentation. Own schematic capture and library management in Altium, including symbol/footprint creation, design rules, and version control. Collaborate with firmware and software teams to define hardware-software interfaces, boot architectures, and system-level behaviors for ARM-based platforms. Design robust power delivery and distribution networks, including Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions where applicable. Schematic Review and Design Quality Run and participate in formal schematic and design reviews, ensuring signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, thermal considerations, and manufacturability are addressed. Define and enforce hardware design standards, checklists, and best practices for the team. Partner with layout engineers to guide placement, routing, stackup selection, and high-speed constraints (including PCIe and Ethernet). Embedded Firmware Collaboration Work closely with embedded firmware engineers to bring up new boards, debug bring-up issues, and optimize hardware/firmware interactions. Support firmware development with clear documentation of registers, interfaces, and hardware behaviors. Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers) to diagnose and resolve system-level issues that span hardware and firmware. Prototyping, Validation, and Test Drive rapid prototyping of new concepts, including proof-of-concept boards, evaluation modules, and test fixtures. Define and execute hardware validation plans, including functional testing, environmental and stress testing, and interface interoperability (BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Cellular, PCIe, PoE). Analyze test data, identify root causes, and implement hardware design improvements. Vendor, Supplier, and Manufacturing Partnership Collaborate with component suppliers, contract manufacturers, and fabrication/assembly partners to ensure designs meet cost, quality, and lead-time targets. Participate in component selection, sourcing decisions, and lifecycle management, including obsolescence and supply-chain risk mitigation. Review and refine manufacturing documentation (BOMs, assembly drawings, test procedures) and support NPI builds. Networking and IoT Systems Integration Design and integrate wired and wireless connectivity solutions, including BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Cellular, for connected devices. Ensure hardware designs support secure, reliable data capture and transmission in real-world network conditions. Work with systems, software, and cloud teams to ensure end-to-end interoperability for IoT devices. AI-Accelerated Engineering Use AI tools daily to accelerate schematic design, documentation, design reviews, test planning, and troubleshooting. Institutionalize effective AI workflows for the hardware team (for example, generating design checklists, parsing datasheets, creating test scripts, summarizing lab findings). Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with product management, firmware/software engineering, quality, and field teams to translate customer and domain requirements into robust hardware solutions. Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other engineers and reviewers QualificationsQualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) or closely related field. 7+ years of professional experience in hardware design for embedded systems or IoT devices. Strong proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture and library management. Proven experience designing with ARM processor families, including power, clocking, memory, and peripheral interfaces. Demonstrated expertise in schematic design and formal schematic review, including cross-functional design reviews. Hands-on experience supporting or collaborating on embedded firmware development and board bring-up. Experience designing and validating networked or IoT devices, including at least one of: BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Cellular connectivity. Working knowledge of PCIe or other high-speed digital interfaces, including basic signal integrity considerations. Experience with Power over Ethernet (PoE) design and integration (power budgets, isolation, protection, and safety considerations). Day-to-day proficiency with AI tools for engineering tasks (for example, design assistance, documentation, troubleshooting, test planning). Strong lab skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other common hardware debug tools. Ability to interpret complex datasheets, reference designs, and application notes and translate them into robust hardware implementations. Excellent problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and debugging skills across hardware, firmware, and system boundaries. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including clear design documentation and review materials. Coreforce is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.