Electrical Engineer

Hardware Engineer Job Description

This role focuses on hardware aspects of products throughout their entire lifecycle, including architecture, planning, design, verification, and validation. The successful candidate will provide electrical-design technical leadership for cross-functional new product development and sustaining engineering projects. The hardware design development will involve products based on various sensing technologies, such as optical and electrochemical, and communication technologies, both wired and wireless.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and integration of electronics and peripherals, including FPGA, components, and PCB.
• Develop power designs and analog circuit designs for sensing technologies.
• Ensure designs are suitable for manufacturing and testing, with a focus on sensor technologies.
• Utilize Altium for schematic and board layout, while being open to other CAD experiences.
• Conduct FPGA design and testing, with preference for Alterra tools.
• Write and manage requirements and test cases, with Jira experience being advantageous.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to design new product architectures, partitioning system architecture into sub-systems.
• Write and link sub-system requirements for circuit modules and develop test cases against these requirements.
• Participate in testing at offsite facilities, requiring some travel within Twin Cities.

Essential Skills

• Electrical engineering and design experience, particularly with Verilog and Altera toolset.
• Experience in designing circuits for embedded systems, including sensing, mixed signal, communication, and power conversion/distribution technologies.
• Proficiency in electronics testing and writing test cases.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Systems Engineers.
• Experience in regulated industries such as industrial, medical, or defense.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with PCB and FPGA design.
• Ability to act as a technical mentor within the team.
• Hands-on problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience using Jira for requirements and test case management.

Work Environment

The work environment is centered around high technology leadership, offering opportunities to engage in cutting-edge engineering practices. The role requires technical leadership, with a focus on mentoring rather than people or overall management. The candidate will be involved in hands-on electronics design, testing at offsite facilities, and collaboration within a regulated industry setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $58.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Minneapolis, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 25, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.