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Product Engineer

Insight Global

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Location
San Jose, CA
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Job overview

A client of Insight Global is hiring a Senior Hardware Engineer to bring complex electronic products through NPI and into high-volume manufacturing. The role combines hands-on PCB-level troubleshooting, manufacturing test development, design-for-test, and root-cause analysis, with a focus on improving product reliability, yield, and production readiness.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

PCB TroubleshootingRoot-Cause AnalysisNPIHigh-Volume ManufacturingManufacturing TestingElectrical Test EquipmentTest Process DevelopmentCorrective ActionCircuit AnalysisSchematic AnalysisDesign for TestPhase-Gate ProcessesYield ImprovementFailure Trend AnalysisQuality ImprovementReliability ImprovementContract Manufacturer SupportProduction RampHardware ProgrammingAutomated Testing

Qualifications

8+ Years Hardware/Test/NPI ExperienceMS or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Full job description

Job Description

A client of Insight Global is hiring for a Senior Hardware Engineer who will play a key role in bringing complex electronic products through NPI and into high-volume manufacturing. The role combines hands-on PCB-level troubleshooting, manufacturing test development, DFT, and root-cause analysis with a focus on improving product reliability, yield, and production readiness.

Skills and Requirements

8+ years in hardware, test, NPI, manufacturing, or sustaining engineering for complex electronic products

Strong PCB/board-level troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across analog, digital, or mixed-signal circuitry

Experience bringing new electronic hardware through NPI and into high-volume manufacturing

Hands-on experience with manufacturing/production test, including oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, ATE, or similar electrical test equipment

Experience developing or improving manufacturing test processes and driving hardware failures through corrective action

Strong circuit/schematic analysis and ability to independently diagnose board-level failures DFT / Design-for-Test experience during early PCB design and NPI

Experience with phase-gate / structured product introduction processes

Production yield, failure trend, quality, or reliability improvement

Experience supporting contract manufacturers and production ramp

Software/programming experience related to hardware or automated testing

M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 3,141 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$146–215K/yr990 salary ranges
  • California median$60–66/hr21 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,292 open Hardware Engineer jobs in California and 3,141 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,624 postings).
Education
1,745 of the 3,141 open Hardware Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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