
Senior PCB Design Engineer
Multiple U.S. locationsContract$50–53/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Senior PCB Design Engineer will join the Hardware Engineering organization to design, validate, and support production of consumer electronics circuit boards. The role covers schematic and PCB layout, component integration, board bring-up and debugging, and hardware analysis. The engineer will collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, industrial design, and manufacturing teams across the hardware lifecycle.
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Full job description
Our client, Hardware & Consumer Electronics is seeking a Senior PCB Design Engineer to join their team. As a Senior PCB Design Engineer, you will be part of the Hardware Engineering organization supporting electronic circuit board design, validation, and production support for consumer electronics products. The ideal candidate will have strong technical ownership, clear cross-functional communication, and a drive to deliver reliable, manufacturable hardware solutions.
Job Title: Senior PCB Design Engineer
Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite)
Pay Range: $50-$53/h w2
What's the Job?
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Design schematics and PCB layouts for digital, analog, power, and wireless systems used in consumer electronics products.
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Select and integrate components such as processors, sensors, memory, power circuits, and connectivity modules.
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Lead board bring-up, debugging, testing, and performance validation to ensure hardware meets requirements.
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Collaborate with firmware and software teams to support seamless hardware integration.
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Perform signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and reliability analysis, and support prototype and manufacturing ramp-up activities.
What's Needed?
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5 to 8 years of extensive experience in hardware board design and PCB engineering.
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Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
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Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium, Cadence, Allegro, OrCAD, or similar.
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Strong understanding of digital, analog, wireless, and power electronics, including validation and analysis practices.
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Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with mechanical, firmware, industrial design, and manufacturing teams.
What's in it for me?
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Opportunity to design and validate hardware platforms that power world-class consumer and collaboration products.
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Hands-on ownership across the full hardware lifecycle, from schematic/PCB design through bring-up, testing, and production support.
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Collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.
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Experience applying Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) to improve manufacturability and quality.
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Motivation to drive cost optimization initiatives while maintaining engineering rigor and reliability.
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
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Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
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Dental Plan
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Vision Plan
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Health Savings Account
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Health Flexible Spending Account
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Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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Supplemental Life Insurance
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Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
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Business Travel Insurance
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401(k), Plus Match
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Weekly Pay
If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–53/hr
- US median$60–67/hr75 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $51.50/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($64/hr) — in the middle half of Hardware Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 2,947 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,476 postings).
- Education
- 1,840 of the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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