Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer

Job role overview

  • Date posted

    May 8, 2026

  • Hiring location

    Verona

Description

Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is seeking a highly motivated individual to join one of our skilled and tight-knit design teams in creating rugged, high-performance embedded computing solutions. This person will be involved in all aspects of board-level product design through the formal transfer to production. This key position has broad exposure to and close interaction with electrical and mechanical design, software integration and debug, qualification testing, and production planning.

Duties and Responsibilities

Perform engineering work related to hardware design, debugging, and electronic system testing. Specific responsibilities may include the following:

  • Lead and participate in product development, integration, debug, product testing, and customer support.
  • Perform digital circuit design, through component selection, simulation, and schematic entry.
  • May perform as the technical contact with external customers in partnership with a Project Manager.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to identify best fit solutions and to quickly resolve technical issues and ensure a high level of product quality.
  • Provide guidance in the creation and execution of design verification, qualification, and production test plans.
  • Create and review product technical documentation.
  • Debug hardware problems down to the component level.
  • Lead others through solving complex problems by coaching/mentoring early career engineers.
  • Be a trusted resource to less senior engineers and review their work.
  • Manage customer and internal requirements throughout the design process.
  • Work with project managers, technical leads and team members to ensure that design checks are performed in a timely fashion.
Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering field. Minimum of seven (7+) years of related engineering experience. Experience delivering project goals across one or more concurrent projects. Highly organized with a strong attention to detail. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, signal integrity, PCB, power, programmable logic, project management, and software. Experience solving complex problems and making informed technical decisions with a demonstrated ability to consider all relevant factors when proposing technical solutions. Experience reviewing others' work and providing constructive feedback. Demonstrated ability to present technical data in a manner that facilitates quick decisions. Track record of guiding PCB layout engineers. Experience with complex eCAD software such as Siemens Xpedition, Altium or Cadence Allegro. Ability to work efficiently and independently with a strong sense of urgency and ownership. Ability to work onsite from our facility located at 9901 Silicon Prairie Parkway in Verona, WI.

Compensation and Benefits

X-ES offers a competitive compensation package and excellent benefits, including: No-deductible, low-copay group health and dental insurance (90% employer paid) Health and wellness benefits coverage eligibility begins on the first of the month following your start date Life insurance and long-term disability insurance (100% employer paid) Paid time off, plus eight paid holidays a year 401(k) employer match up to 4%, subject to plan terms & waiting periods. Roth option is available. Participation in the 100% employee-owned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost to employees

About X-ES

When "rugged enough" isn't rugged enough for embedded computing systems, industry leaders in the military, aerospace, industrial, and commercial sectors turn to Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES). Because we strive to be the premier provider of mission-critical embedded products while delivering exceptional levels of customer and employee satisfaction, we hire strong contributors and give them space to thrive. As a 100% employee-owned company, our employees both drive and directly benefit from our success. Together, we meticulously design and build products that stand up to some of the most extreme conditions on the planet.

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