Lead Hardware Design Engineer

Kforce's client in Andoveer, MA is seeking a hands-on Lead Hardware Design Engineer to join a highly technical engineering team where you'll have end-to-end ownership of complex hardware designs and see your work deployed in real-world systems. In this role, you'll remain deeply hands-on while providing technical leadership across advanced high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and verification of complex digital hardware systems from concept through production
• Design high-speed embedded electronics featuring FPGAs, secure processing, networking, storage, and ruggedized computing solutions
• Drive system-level design decisions, technical tradeoffs, and risk management for complex engineering programs
• Establish engineering best practices, design standards, and process improvements across the organization
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams