9,479 Chip Design jobs in the United States

• Lead the electrical design of complex hardware systems, from architecture definition to detailed component selection and schematic capture.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for hardware validation, ensuring performance meets specifications under various operating conditions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineers, firmware developers, and systems engineers, to ensure seamless integration of electrical components.
• Perform detailed analysis of circuit behavior, including power integrity, signal integrity, thermal management, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
• Design and implement power supply units (PSUs) and battery management systems.
• Work with PCB layout engineers to guide optimal component placement and routing for high-speed digital and sensitive analog circuits.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex electrical issues during development, testing, and production phases.
• Mentor junior electrical engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in electrical engineering, evaluating their potential application.
• Contribute to the development of hardware development processes and best practices.
• Manage vendor relationships for component sourcing and manufacturing.
• Document designs, test results, and technical specifications thoroughly.

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in electrical hardware design and development.
• Proven expertise in schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro).
• Strong proficiency in analog and digital circuit design, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and high-speed interfaces.
• Deep understanding of power electronics, including SMPS design and magnetics.
• Experience with signal integrity and power integrity simulation and analysis tools.
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI design and testing principles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Experience in developing products for high-volume manufacturing is a plus.

• Design and develop complex analog and digital electronic circuits for new products.
• Create detailed schematics and ensure proper PCB layout considerations.
• Select appropriate electronic components based on performance, cost, and availability requirements.
• Perform circuit simulations and analysis (e.g., SPICE, timing analysis) to verify design integrity.
• Develop and execute hardware testing plans, including functional, performance, and environmental testing.
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware issues during development and production phases.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers to define hardware/software interfaces and ensure seamless integration.
• Work with manufacturing teams to ensure designs are production-ready and meet DFM/DFA requirements.
• Evaluate new technologies and components to incorporate into future designs.
• Contribute to technical documentation, including design specifications and test reports.
• Mentor junior engineers and share technical expertise within the team.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in electrical hardware design and development.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro).
• Strong understanding of analog circuit design, power electronics, and digital signal processing.
• Experience with microcontrollers, FPGAs, and embedded systems.
• Knowledge of test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards (e.g., FCC, CE, UL).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Experience in (Specify relevant industry, e.g., medical devices, IoT, telecommunications) is a plus.

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of cutting-edge electrical hardware for complex systems, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop and own the full hardware development lifecycle, including concept definition, schematic design, PCB layout oversight, board bring-up, testing, and validation.
• Perform advanced analyses, including high-speed digital simulations, signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and thermal analysis to ensure design robustness.
• Select and qualify critical components, manage vendor relationships, and ensure supply chain readiness.
• Collaborate extensively with firmware, software, mechanical, and system engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and co-design.
• Define hardware requirements, specifications, and test plans.
• Oversee and guide PCB layout engineers to achieve optimal board performance and manufacturability.
• Conduct thorough design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the overall technical direction of the hardware team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware issues encountered during development, validation, and production phases.
• Stay current with the latest advancements in electrical engineering technologies, tools, and methodologies.
• Contribute to defining hardware roadmap and technology strategy.

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in electrical hardware design and development, with a significant focus on complex systems.
• Proven track record of designing and shipping high-volume, complex hardware products.
• Expertise in high-speed digital design, DDR memory interfaces, PCIe, and other relevant communication protocols.
• Strong proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Cadence, Altium).
• Deep understanding of signal integrity and power integrity analysis tools and methodologies.
• Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and system-on-chip (SoC) architectures.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance testing (e.g., FCC, CE, EMC).
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives in a fully remote environment.

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Hardware Engineer to join our team in Ft. Meade, MD.  This is a full time position with 5 days being onsite. This position is part of a team that provides engineering and Information Technology services to provision, manage, sustain, innovate, modernize, refresh, reengineer, and secure the Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) and Non-NC2 cryptographic production infrastructure.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Analyzing hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document a practical design for hardware components to include servers, network devices, transmission media, storage devices, user interface devices, and special processors.

• Ensuring problems with operational hardware have been properly identified and solutions satisfy user’s requirements while preparing functional requirements and specification for hardware acquisitions

• Developing hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timeliness while assisting with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

• Conduct site surveys, assesses and documents current site network configuration and site-unique requirements, preparing engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages, configuring computers, communications devices and peripheral equipment

• Responsible for scheduling requested evaluations submitted from vendors, receiving, unpacking, and setting up submitted commercial equipment for evaluation and setting up appropriate tools and sensors to support evaluations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline; an additional 5 years of hardware engineering experience might be substituted for a degree

• 7+ years of experience as a Hardware Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions

• Experience with VHDL, Vilinx, Vivado or similar tools/technologies

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. Must be able to move vendor equipment

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Hardware Engineer to join our team in Ft. Meade, MD.  This is a full time position with 5 days being onsite. This position is part of a team that provides engineering and Information Technology services to provision, manage, sustain, innovate, modernize, refresh, reengineer, and secure the Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) and Non-NC2 cryptographic production infrastructure.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Analyzing hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document a practical design for hardware components to include servers, network devices, transmission media, storage devices, user interface devices, and special processors.

• Ensuring problems with operational hardware have been properly identified and solutions satisfy user’s requirements while preparing functional requirements and specification for hardware acquisitions

• Developing hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timeliness while assisting with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

• Conduct site surveys, assesses and documents current site network configuration and site-unique requirements, preparing engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages, configuring computers, communications devices and peripheral equipment

• Responsible for scheduling requested evaluations submitted from vendors, receiving, unpacking, and setting up submitted commercial equipment for evaluation and setting up appropriate tools and sensors to support evaluations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline; an additional 5 years of hardware engineering experience might be substituted for a degree

• 7+ years of experience as a Hardware Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions

• Experience with VHDL, Vilinx, Vivado or similar tools/technologies

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. Must be able to move vendor equipment

12 month contract, onsite in Charlottesville, Pays up to $42.50/hr on W2.

Job Description: If you are a recent or soon to be Engineering grad looking for a great place to grow your career, We have an opportunity in Charlottesville, VA. As an Entry-Level or experienced Electronics Hardware Engineer, you will gain valuable experience working with senior engineers, helping to develop new products and working towards sustaining existing electronic hardware designs. You will work with a diverse team located in the US, Germany, and India, giving you opportunities to grow and learn while working with industry leading technology.

IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE:

• Assist in the development of new product designs and sustain existing product production.

• Identify components for digital and analog designs and develop validation tests to qualify designs.

• Read, modify, and generate schematics for electronic designs, working with layout engineers to implement any necessary changes.

• Use advanced diagnostic and test equipment to characterize and validate components.

• Compose documentation, reports, and communications to support your activities.

• Coordinate with global engineering teams, external test labs, and sourced product vendors and provide development and validation support.

• Work with electrical engineering technicians to design and construct custom validation fixtures, including mechanical build, electrical wiring, and generating qualification applications.

• Coordinate with compliance engineers to support EMC, product safety, and environmental compliance.

WHO YOU ARE: You are self-motivated with high initiative. You apply an innovative approach to problems. You have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. You have a keen attention to detail. You evaluate pros and cons, risks and benefits of different solution options. You adapt quickly to changing resource requirements. You display a can-do attitude in good and challenging times.

FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field of study such as Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

• Experience reading or generating schematics and electrical system wiring, selecting electronic components for electronic circuit design, and usage of electronic diagnostic equipment such as digital multi-meters, electronic loads, power supplies, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU APART:

• 2+ years of experience in hardware design or related field.

• Experience performing hardware characterization testing.

• Experience generating programs for microcontrollers (C language) and/or FPGAs/CPLDs (VHDL/Verilog).

• Previous experience with EMC, product safety, and/or environmental standards.