# Senior Hardware Engineer
**Company:** [Yubico](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/yubico)
**Location:** Santa Clara, CA
**Salary:** $175K-$210K
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Altium, Cadence, Allegro, I2C, Spi, Uart, Usb, Pcie, Stm, Nxp, Ti, Freescale, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Nfc
**Posted:** 2026-05-07
> Designs embedded hardware systems for security devices from concept to mass production. Analyzes manufacturability, troubleshoots prototypes, and collaborates with firmware/software teams. Requires 7+ years experience with PCB design, bus protocols, and microcontrollers.
## Job Description
## Tasks & Responsibilities

- Electronic Design from concept to implementation and hand-over to manufacturing at scale
- Testing prototypes, HW/FW troubleshooting, solving design and manufacturing issues
- Collaborating with FW/SW/Test/Mfg teams to deliver compatible, reliable products
- Overseeing the manufacturing process of electrical components/assemblies to ensure they meet the design specifications

## Basic Qualifications

- BS or Masters in Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical discipline
- 7+ years of experience designing embedded hardware systems, using EDA/PCB design software (**Altium** or **Allegro/Cadence**) Schematic Capture, Layout / Routing and DFM/DFA
- Experience with Bus communication protocols (**I2C**, **SPI**, **UART**, **USB**, **PCIe**, **RS232/RS485**, **10/100/1000 Ethernet**, **CAN**)
- Experience with Microcontrollers, preferably **STM**, **TI**, **Freescale**, **NXP**, and relevant software stacks
- Use of relevant tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
- Testing and Debugging, creating test protocols, reports and SOPs

## Preferred Qualifications

- Designing software architectures for scalability, reliability, and performance
- Wireless technologies (**NFC**, **Bluetooth**, **BLE**, **BLE Mesh**, **ZigBee**)
- Hardware (**PCB**, **JTAG**, **UART**, **SPI**, **ROM**, microcode, custom **ASIC/FPGA**) x86 and/or **ARM** chipset and firmware security (**TPM**, **UEFI**, **TrustZone**, secure boot)
- Experience with mechanical fixtures and automation
- **PLM** tools experience (**Arena** or **Agile**)
- Collaboration Tools experience (**JIRA/Confluence**)
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