Hardware Digital Engineer, PCB Design

Emerson

Senior Digital Hardware Engineer developing products and systems for test and measurement industry. Collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle in Austin, TX.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop test and measurement products.
Develop register maps and generate documentation to ensure clear design intent to the broader project team.
Own the full FPGA design, including logic implementation, data movement and analysis, testbenches, compilation, and timing analysis.
Own all aspects of digital board level design, including schematic entry, layout guidelines, signal integrity simulations, and prototype validation.
Develop and execute plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board level validation.
Be the voice of digital design in project meetings by estimating level of effort for design tasks, providing input on status of work, and proactively raising technical concerns.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
5+ years of relevant engineering experience in digital hardware design.
Experience using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog to implement synthesizable logic targeting FPGAs.
Experience using schematic capture and board layout tools for PCB design.
Located within a commutable distance to NI’s offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Market-leading 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
Variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
Family formation benefits in addition to paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition reimbursement
Employee resource groups
Recognition programs
Flexible time off plans, inclusive of vacation, holiday, and sick leave.

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Hard Skills & Tools

FPGA designVHDLSystemVerilogdigital hardware designschematic capturePCB designtiming analysissignal integrity simulationstestbenchesdata movement

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproject managementproblem-solvingtechnical concern raisingstatus reportingeffort estimation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor's degree in Software Engineering