# Hardware Integration Engineer - New Grad

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $110k – $148k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Circuit Design, Pcb Layout, Digital Electronics, Analog Electronics, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Logic Analyzers, Can, Lin, Ethernet, Spi, I2C, Dfm/Dft, Emc Testing, Embedded Systems
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Designs, brings up, and validates compute, sensor, and interface hardware for autonomous and AI-driven vehicles. The role suits a new graduate with an electrical or computer engineering degree, strong circuit and PCB fundamentals, and hands-on hardware debugging experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and review schematics and PCB layouts for compute, sensor, and interface hardware.
- Support hardware bring-up and debugging, including board-level and component-level troubleshooting.
- Develop and execute test plans to validate hardware functionality, performance, and reliability.
- Collaborate with firmware and software engineers to integrate hardware with embedded systems and validate end-to-end functionality.
- Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to support prototyping, DFM/DFT reviews, and production ramp.
- Contribute to hardware documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test reports.

## Requirements
- BS/BA, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Graduating by December 2026.
- Strong fundamentals in circuit design, digital and analog electronics, and PCB layout.
- Experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers for hardware debugging and validation.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics, datasheets, and hardware specifications.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with high-speed digital design, power electronics, or RF/sensor interfaces.
- Familiarity with vehicle-system communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.
- Exposure to compliance/EMC testing or DFM/DFT processes.
- Prior internship or project experience with automotive, robotics, or embedded hardware.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $110,000–$148,000.

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