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Embedded Hardware Engineer

Spectraforce Technologies

Westerville, OHTemporarySeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Westerville, OH
Schedule
Temporary
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Job overview

The Hardware Engineer supports onsite data center operations, responding to risks and incidents and executing user stories involving system installations, moves, decommissions, reconfigurations, and power-down events. The role contributes to Layer 1 infrastructure design and implementation, automation, capacity and inventory planning, and process documentation. The posting lists 1–3+ years of data center deployment and maintenance experience as mandatory and prefers data center or networking certifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Center DeploymentData Center MaintenanceCable Plant KnowledgeIT InfrastructureData Center StandardsCommunicationCollaborationTeamworkSelf-StarterDocumentationLayer 1 TechnologiesTIA-568

Qualifications

1+ Years Data Center ExperienceBachelor's in CS/CIS/Network/Telecommunications or RelatedData Center or Networking Certifications3+ Years Data Center Experience

Full job description

Role: Hardware EngineerDuration: 12 months Location: New Albany, OH (Onsite) Job Description: Responsibilities Independently accountable for identifying and responding to onsite risks and high-priority issues rapidly and effectively, troubleshooting incidents, shift turnover, incident queues, media processing, and escorting vendors.40% Working with the Product Owner, Service Owner and Subject Matter Experts, validates the context of requirements and executes individual user stories relating to onsite data center systems including critical system installs, data room moves, decommissions, reconfigurations, and onsite data center/data room power down events 20%. Independently executes a variety of user stories with different contexts. Actively contributes opinions to design decisions and gains experience in understanding the design trade-offs relating to OSI Model Layer 1 Infrastructure design/implementation/documentation, system automation via CI/CD pipelines and APIs, capacity planning, inventory planning, etc.20% Demonstrates the ability to identify the basic building blocks and components of data centers and OSI Model Layer 1 Infrastructure. Identifies how data center infrastructure moves/adds/changes to software/hardware functionality will impact on-prem data center infrastructure services or components. Applies knowledge of the various facilities and security components in the data center.10% Defines and evaluates team documentation for process improvement.5% Regularly contributes to team agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established team norms and participates in technology communities.5% Mandatory 1-3+ years' experience deploying and maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions) Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants, including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling Knowledge of information technology infrastructure components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll-on equipment, wireless, DAS) Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards relating to data centers and structured cabling Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with internal team members and external vendors Must be a team player and self-starter Strong documentation skills to capture architecture details, procedures, and other relevant data Strong verbal and written communication skills Bachelor's degree in CS/CIS/Network/Telecommunications or related field or equivalent work experience Ideal Candidate Data center and/or networking industry certifications preferred 3-5+ years' experience designing, deploying and maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions) Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants, including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling Knowledge of information technology infrastructure components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll-on equipment, wireless, DAS) Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards relating to data centers and structured cabling Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with internal team members and external vendors Must be a team player and self-starter Strong documentation skills to capture architecture details, procedures, and other relevant data Strong verbal and written communication skills Layer 1 Technologies Layer 1 Technologies (Single Mode, Multimode, Cat 5e, 6, 6A, Direct Attach Cable Assemblies, Optical Transceivers and Transceiver Compatibility, Connectors, Performance Specifications, Deployment Topologies and Methods) TIA-568 (Commercial Bui

How this job compares

Set against the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Ohio median$117–160K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$60–67/hr75 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 35 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Ohio and 2,947 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,476 postings).
Education
1,840 of the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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