Hardware Developer Engineer
Job Description
As part of our Hardware Development team, you will be involved in product development, verification and validation (VaV), and complex customer support cases related to hardware design.
This role is suited for engineers who enjoy working across the full hardware lifecycle, from concept and design through bring-up, testing, optimization, and long-term product support. The position combines hands-on engineering work with cross-functional collaboration, especially with product managers and software development teams.
This is an end-to-end hardware engineering role focused on building robust, optimized, and reusable embedded hardware platforms and supporting them throughout their lifecycle.
Role & Responsibilities
As a Hardware Development Engineer, you will drive the complete hardware design cycle for new electronic products, including:
System design
Schematic capture
Bill of Materials (BOM) creation and maintenance
PCB design
Technical documentation
Hardware bring-up
Verification and validation, including compliance tests such as EMC, electrical compliance of interfaces, shock and vibration, and related activities
Creation and maintenance of Altium component libraries and the Altium 365 workspace
You will be responsible for developing highly robust, optimized, and generically usable System on Module solutions, carrier boards, peripheral products, and related hardware, together with complete documentation.
You will work closely with product managers and software development teams during the development of new hardware products. Depending on the project, you may also act as a project manager for specific development initiatives or contribute as part of a broader project team.
Responsibilities for Existing Products
In addition to new product development, you will support and improve existing products by:
Finding and analyzing hardware-related problems
Redesigning products due to quality, procurement, lifecycle, or other business and technical reasons and documenting the design changes according to the internal development process
Executing or supporting compliance tests such as EMC, vibration, and electrical compliance
Helping FAEs with hardware-related questions
Providing direct customer support for complex hardware-related questions
Customer Education and Technical Advocacy
We also engage with customers through different channels to educate them about our products. If you enjoy customer-facing technical work, you may also contribute by:
Writing blog posts about relevant and interesting hardware topics
Preparing and delivering webinars or talks at events with purely technical content
Desired Candidate Profile
We are looking for engineers with solid product development experience, strong technical ownership, and a quality-first mindset.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in electronic product design
Deep knowledge of Altium Designer and Altium 365 functionalities
Experience in high-speed layouts
A strong focus on delivering high-quality results
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with interest in working directly with product managers and other stakeholders
An agile mindset and motivation to work in a global company that has retained its start-up spirit
Advanced communication skills in English, written and spoken
Available to work Hybrid from Toradex Office in Campinas/SP.
Nice to Have
Experience with a 3D CAD tool for 3D modeling
Experience designing with Arm-based processors, ideally Cortex-A based systems
Experience contributing to customer education through technical content such as blog posts, webinars, or talks
Experience supporting hardware-related customer issues or complex field cases
Experience coordinating technical work across multidisciplinary project teams
Python programming for tools support
Prior experience with AI tools for engineering/development
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