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About Us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
About Cognizant’s IoT Practice
Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes. Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.
Job Summary
Seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer with strong experience in mixed-signal hardware design, FPGA/microcontrollers, analog & digital electronics, PCB design, and safety-critical systems. The candidate will lead hardware development from architecture through production, working closely with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.
Key Requirements
10+ years of hardware design and development experience
Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design
Experience with FPGA, microprocessors, and microcontrollers
Hands-on experience with mixed-signal systems and sensor interfaces
Strong knowledge of power supplies, signal conditioning, ADC/DAC, and filters
Experience with PCB design/review using Altium
Knowledge of communication protocols: SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet
Experience with signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis
Familiarity with SPICE/PSPICE simulations and hardware verification
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
Experience with EMI/EMC, environmental testing, DFMEA, and reliability analysis
Preferred
Experience in aerospace, nuclear, medical, industrial, or other safety-critical products
Exposure to PCIe, DDR/LPDDR, NAND/NOR Flash
Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
Compensation: - $100,000 to $130,000 + COLA + Performance Bonus + Full benefits. Application will be accepted by 10/25/2026
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Work arrangement
Yes
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