
Hardware Design Engineer
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DornerWorks is an embedded systems engineering firm serving aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and consumer markets. The Hardware Design Engineer works with clients on new electronic technology development, designing and testing circuits and collaborating across engineering disciplines. The role requires 50% in-office work, with hybrid work from home or in person, and offers a compressed work week with flexible hours.
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Hardware Design Engineer DornerWorks is an embedded systems engineering firm trusted by innovators building technology where performance, safety, and reliability matter most. For over 25 years, our engineers have partnered with customers across aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and consumer markets to turn complex ideas into real-world products. From operating rooms to orbit, we solve hard problems with precision, creativity, and ownership --- because what we build matters. We currently have an opportunity for a Hardware Engineer to work directly with our clients, where you will actively be involved in new electronic technology development. What DornerWorks has for you: - Diverse, engaging, collaborative and challenging work. - ESOP company - 100% employee owned. - Continuous learning. Work multiple diverse projects each year -- different technologies, products, and industries. - Work hybrid from home or in-person, while doing what you love. - Competitive compensation and benefits. - Flex Fridays -- you want an extra 26 days off? Compressed work week, with the opportunity to take every other Friday off and flexible hours. - Healthy work/life balance. At DornerWorks' that is not just an empty slogan; it is one of our core values. - A collaborative team where you can work with other outstanding technical minds. - Supportive team -- not a cut throat environment but supportive and encouraging. - Organized social events, both onsite and virtual. We promise you'll have fun! What you will do: - Design, develop, test and debug electronic circuits for customer products, navigating or developing their specific requirements and features in collaboration with customer needs. - Provide technical electrical expertise at all aspects of product development life cycle. - Design for EMI/EMC. - Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to design and develop high quality, highly reliable, and easily maintainable electronics/hardware/systems. - Conduct and participate in electronic hardware circuit design reviews. - Develop thorough customer design documentation and perform document feasibility and verification tests. - Develop and execute test procedures on built PCBAs. - Develop accurate project effort estimates for customer proposals or project scope changes by mapping out the steps to implement designed architecture. What we need from you: - BS in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or relevant degree from an ABET accredited institution. - 1+ years experience performing electrical hardware engineering with high level of technical expertise. - Skilled in board level design and analysis of both analog and digital circuits. - Experience or knowledge in PCB design tools (Xpedition, Altium, OrCAD) - Experience with product development cycle from requirements development through test - including project deliverables timing, work flow, and gate reviews. - Knowledge of production processes to ensure quality and robustness when working with a CM. - This role requires 50% in-office work so preference will be given to local candidates. No relocation available. - Unrestricted right to work in the US without requiring sponsorship. What's a bonus to have: - Experience collaborating with certification bodies (e.g., UL, CE, FCC) to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Salary information: The annualized salary ranges below represent hiring guidelines.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,243 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Michigan median$102–162K/yr109 salary ranges
- Michigan median$34–47/hr20 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 235 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Michigan and 10,243 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,562 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,962 of the 10,243 open Electrical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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