HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER

Axel Hardware Design | San Rafael, CA | On-site | Full-time

ABOUT AXEL HARDWARE DESIGN

Axel Hardware Design (AHD) helps turn your concept into reality. We deliver expert hardware solutions for computers and IoT devices, with a strong track record of launching high-volume products and helping startups bring innovative ideas to life — from initial system architecture and electrical design through prototyping, certification, manufacturing, and mass production.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an electrical engineer to help shape overall system architecture and carry client programs through to production. You will make the early decisions that define a product — system partitioning, power strategy, component selection — then stay with it through prototype, bring-up, and manufacturing, working alongside our principal engineer and the clients themselves.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Capture schematics for consumer and IoT hardware, covering power, digital, analog, and sensor interfaces Lay out multilayer PCBs, including high-density boards, sensor flex, and rigid-flex designs Select components and maintain BOMs with attention to cost, availability, and lifecycle Run and support design reviews, including DFM and DFT Bring up, debug, and validate prototype boards on the bench Carry designs through POC, EVT, DVT, and PVT into mass production Work directly with contract manufacturers and test labs

REQUIREMENTS BS

in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience 3-7 years designing and releasing schematics and PCB layouts Proficiency with a professional EDA tool such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, or KiCad Solid grounding in power delivery, high-speed digital, and signal integrity At least one product taken from prototype through to production Comfortable on the bench with an oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and power supply

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Flex and rigid-flex circuit design High-speed interfaces such as USB-C and Power Delivery, MIPI, DDR, or Ethernet Battery-powered products and power management design EMC pre-compliance and regulatory certification experience Python or scripting for test automation and bring-up

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary:

$110,000 - $140,000 per year Annual bonus of 10% of salary, paid in two installments 401(k) Health care coverage

WHAT WE OFFER

Ownership of designs end to end, rather than a narrow slice of one program Exposure to a wide range of consumer electronics and IoT hardware across multiple clients Direct work with the founding engineering team and a path to technical client leadership

Pay:

$110,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person