System Architect Electronic Product Development (Electronic Hardware)

Location: On-site in Austin, Texas, United States, at least four days per week at the hirify.global Center. Travel may include up to 15% domestic or international travel. Relocation may be authorized. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Salary: $145,676–$178,049 annual compensation range, including base pay and variable incentive pay if eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops technologies and products across multiple industries and operates with teams and locations worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the architecture and development of electronic locating and marking systems for buried asset applications.
• Design field-deployed sensor and automation hardware architectures, including analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power circuits.
• Integrate embedded processors, microcontrollers, connectivity, and industrial I/O such as EtherCAT into board-level designs.
• Specify components while balancing performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability.
• Design for EMC/EMI, signal integrity, power integrity, and compliance with CE, UL, and FCC requirements.
• Drive feasibility studies, prototyping, engineering verification, intellectual property development, and commercialization in collaboration with firmware, software, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, suppliers, and PCB fabricators.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science from an accredited institution.
• At least 5 years of experience developing electronic hardware product architectures.
• At least 7 years of experience designing electronic hardware from concept through prototype and production.
• At least 7 years of experience with analog, digital, and/or power circuit design.
• Experience collaborating across firmware, software, mechanical, systems engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship is required.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with RF/HF, power electronics, motor-drive or servo-drive circuits, mixed-signal design, sensor interfaces, and signal conditioning.
• Experience with high-speed digital design, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI compliance, and regulatory certification.
• Experience integrating embedded microcontrollers, industrial fieldbus I/O, machine-vision electrical systems, robotics, industrial automation equipment, or autonomous systems.
• Familiarity with DFM, DFT, DfR, contract manufacturers, and PCB fabricators.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, paid absence, and retirement benefits.
• Work with multidisciplinary and international teams on products intended for customers worldwide.
• Safety and environmental health are core workplace priorities.
• US-based full-time employees must sign an agreement covering confidential information, trade secrets, conflicts of interest, and invention assignment.