Hardware Engineer
The Hardware Engineer role involves hands-on hardware verification testing and debugging within an engineering lab environment, focusing on ensuring product quality and reliability for a medical device client. The position requires developing and executing test plans, performing root cause analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage customer expectations. This contract role is based in Neenah, WI, and offers a hybrid work arrangement.
About Careertakes
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineer to support hardware verification, lab testing, and debugging for medical device products. This is a contract, hybrid role based in Neenah, WI.
- Develop and execute hardware verification and test plans to validate product functionality and reliability
- Perform hands-on testing and debugging in an engineering lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related test equipment
- Lead root-cause analysis for hardware failures and collaborate to implement corrective actions
- Support PCB assembly inspection and validation activities
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (design, firmware, quality) and manage customer-facing interactions and expectations
- Document test procedures, results, and defect findings in a clear, audit-ready format suitable for regulated environments
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- Entry-level to early-career candidates with demonstrable hands-on hardware experience
- Practical lab skills: using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, and bench tools for debugging
- Familiarity with PCB assembly and PCB design concepts
- Strong troubleshooting mindset and ability to perform methodical root-cause analysis
- Clear verbal and written communication; able to work with customer-facing teams in regulated or medical device contexts
- Comfortable working in a hybrid engineering lab environment in Neenah, WI
- Willingness to follow safety and regulatory procedures common to medical device development
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Prior experience in medical device or other regulated industries
- Experience authoring hardware test plans and formal verification documentation
- Knowledge of basic signal integrity, power distribution, or embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART)
Compensation & Benefits
- Contract pay: $84.00 per hour
- Individual pay offered within the stated range will depend on qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors
- If eligible, benefits for this temporary role may include: medical, dental & vision; 401(k) retirement plan options; voluntary life & AD&D; short- and long-term disability; health savings account (HSA); employee assistance program; and applicable paid time off policies. Eligibility and specifics vary by classification and length of assignment.
Other Details
- Experience level: Entry Level
- Employment type: Contract
- Workplace type: Hybrid (based in Neenah, WI)
- Location: Neenah, WI (must be able to work on-site as required)
- Application deadline (as listed by Confidential Client): Nov 18, 2026
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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