BNSF RailwayRemote
Sr/Staff Hardware Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
3 weeks ago
$165,000 - $300,000 USD
H1B Sponsored
Key skills
Embedded hardware designPCB designAnalog designDigital designPower regulationADC/DACClockingLevel shiftingProtection designInterface designIndustrial/rugged hardware designEMC/ESD/surge mitigationGroundingshieldingEnvironmentalmechanical designHardware debuggingUse of lab equipment oscilloscopeUse of lab equipment DMMUse of lab equipment logic analyzerEMI pre-scanspectrum analysisCustomer collaborationMachine vision hardwareIndustrial protocols RS-485Industrial protocols CANIndustrial protocols industrial EthernetIIoT architecturesCompliancecertification standards EMC/EMIcertification standards safetycertification standards environmental testingcertification standards IP ratingsEDA tools KiCadEDA tools equivalentSimulationsignal/power integrity toolsAssemblyPrototyping
About this role
BNSF Railway is one of the largest U.S. railroads transporting the nation’s freight across 28 western states and 3 Canadian provinces. They are seeking an Embedded Hardware Engineer to design, build, and validate industrial-grade electronic hardware, ensuring reliability and performance in harsh environments while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build PCBs: Own schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, and bring-up for embedded industrial systems (mixed-signal, power, high-speed interfaces where needed)
- Ruggedize for real-world conditions: Design for EMI/EMC, ESD, surge, grounding/shielding, thermal performance, vibration, and ingress constraints; select enclosures/connectors/cabling appropriate for industrial environments
- Evaluate and select hardware: Choose sensors, compute modules/MCUs/SoCs, power architectures, comms modules, cameras/optics, and supporting components; assess availability, lifecycle, and cost
- Support IIoT connectivity: Integrate and validate Ethernet, Wi-Fi, BLE, cellular, field I/O, and industrial interfaces (as applicable), with a focus on reliability and serviceability
- Enable machine vision: Collaborate on camera/illumination integration, interface selection (e.g., MIPI CSI/USB/GigE where appropriate), signal integrity considerations, and compute/power tradeoffs for vision workloads
- Develop validation and test strategy: Create test plans and fixtures; run and document electrical/thermal/environmental testing; debug issues with scopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and other lab tools
- Drive DFM/DFT and production readiness: Work with manufacturing to improve yield, create assembly documentation, handle part substitutions, and manage ECOs
Requirements:
- Authorized to work in the US
- Minimum of 6+ years in embedded hardware design
- Experience designing embedded hardware/PCBs end-to-end (schematic → layout → bring-up → validation → production handoff)
- Strong fundamentals in analog + digital design, including power regulation, ADC/DAC, clocking, level shifting, protection, and interface design
- Comfort with industrial/rugged design constraints (EMC/ESD/surge, grounding, environmental and mechanical considerations)
- Practical debug skills using standard lab equipment (scope, DMM, logic analyzer; bonus for EMI pre-scan/spectrum analyzer experience)
- Experience working with customers and cross-functional engineering teams, including requirements gathering and technical tradeoff discussions
- Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation and communicate clearly
- Bachelor's degree in EE/CE (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience with machine vision hardware (camera modules, optics/illumination constraints, thermal/compute impacts)
- Familiarity with industrial protocols/physical layers (e.g., RS-485/CAN, isolated I/O, industrial Ethernet considerations)
- Knowledge of IIoT architectures and edge deployment realities (remote updates/serviceability, uptime, observability, power reliability)
- Exposure to compliance and certifications (EMC/EMI standards, safety, environmental testing, IP ratings)
- Experience with EDA (KiCad or equivalent is fine), and with simulation/SI/PI tools as needed
- Able to work now and in the future without BNSF's assistance (whether monetary, through sponsorship, or otherwise) in obtaining, maintaining, or extending employment authorization (including H-1B, STEM OPT/CPT, or TN nonimmigrant status)