Hardware Engineer Jobs in Seattle, WA
Hardware Engineer jobs in Seattle, Washington are in high demand across consumer electronics, semiconductor design, and aerospace, with roles concentrated in South Lake Union, Bellevue, and the Eastside technology corridor. Companies actively hiring include Amazon, Amazon Web Services, and Blue Origin. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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We build the HyperView handheld hyperspectral medical imaging camera — a clinical device that captures tissue oxygenation / hemoglobin maps and exports them as DICOM. We're hiring a Java/Android engineer to own and evolve the camera's on-device application across three fronts: (1) maintain and extend current functionality, (2) modernize a long-lived legacy Android/NDK stack to current versions, and (3) integrate new and upgraded hardware as the device platform advances. This is a hands-on, full-stack-on-the-edge role spanning the Android app layer, native (JNI/C/C++) imaging and device-control code, and the embedded hardware boundary — on a regulated medical device where correctness and traceability matter.
The platform you'll work on
- Product: HyperView — handheld hyperspectral clinical imaging camera; DICOM output.
- Compute board: NXP / Freescale i.MX6 (SABRE-SD class, ARM Cortex-A9; sabresd_6dq).
- Operating system: Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" (API level 18) — rooted, kiosk-locked.
- Peripherals / hardware: Atmel UC3 capture/optics board (exposed to Android over USB mass storage), GPIO-driven illuminator / optics-power / capture trigger, IR/thermal sensor, and a calibrated optical path.
- App stack (current / legacy): Java (JDK 8); Android SDK 23, build-tools 27.0.3; Gradle 4.6–4.10.1 + Android Gradle Plugin 3.1–3.3; NDK r16b; native C/C++ via JNI (imaging algorithm, libhm_client, libIRSensor, device-helper utilities); pre-AndroidX android.support libraries; SQLite; the Imebra DICOM toolkit; Timber.
- Ecosystem: a companion Android app (DicomSaver) and a Windows .NET/WPF imaging suite that talks to the device over WPD/MTP.
What you'll do
- Maintain, debug, and extend the on-device Android application (Java and the native JNI layer).
- Lead the modernization: raise the Android API level, migrate android.support → AndroidX, upgrade Gradle/AGP/NDK and third-party libraries, replace deprecated APIs, and re-establish clean, reproducible builds — without regressing clinical behavior or calibration integrity.
- Integrate new and upgraded hardware being added to the device: bring up sensors/boards/illumination/compute and write or adapt the Android↔hardware glue (JNI, GPIO, USB, serial/I²C/SPI), validated end-to-end against the imaging pipeline.
- Work fluently across the native boundary: read, debug, and modify performance- and hardware-sensitive C/C++; manage NDK toolchains and reproducible native builds.
- Debug on real hardware: adb/logcat, root (su), filesystem mounts, kernel logs (dmesg), USB/storage enumeration.
- Uphold medical-device rigor: verification, documentation, and change traceability.
Required qualifications
- Strong Java and Android engineering, genuinely comfortable across both legacy and modern Android.
- Demonstrated experience working inside legacy Android codebases — Android 4.x / Jelly Bean era, android.support libraries, old Gradle/AGP, NDK r16-era toolchains. You can navigate, build, and debug an old stack, not just greenfield modern apps.
- A proven track record modernizing legacy Android apps: API-level upgrades, AndroidX migration, Gradle/AGP/NDK upgrades, dependency and deprecation remediation — executed methodically and regression-safe.
- Android NDK / native development: C/C++, JNI, ndk-build/CMake; ability to read and modify imaging and device-control native code.
- Embedded / hardware integration: integrating peripherals over GPIO/USB/serial/I²C/SPI; running Android on custom ARM boards (i.MX6 / NXP a strong plus); comfort with rooted/AOSP devices and board bring-up.
- Solid on-device debugging discipline (adb, logcat, dmesg, mounts) and reproducible-build hygiene.
Strongly preferred / bonus
- Medical-device or other regulated / safety-critical software (IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA QSR / Design Controls).
- DICOM and/or the Imebra toolkit; medical or scientific imaging, computer vision, or hyperspectral/multispectral imaging.
- AOSP / BSP / custom-ROM work on NXP i.MX or similar SoCs; Linux kernel / device-driver familiarity.
- Kotlin; modern Android architecture; CI for Android + NDK.
- Windows/.NET interop experience (for the companion PC suite).
Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Work Location: Remote
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Hardware Engineer Jobs in Seattle: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a hardware engineer job in Seattle?
Focus your search on Seattle's consumer electronics, semiconductor, and aerospace sectors, where hardware engineering demand is strongest. South Lake Union, Bellevue, and Redmond are the densest hiring corridors. Candidates with hands-on PCB design, FPGA development, or systems integration experience stand out locally. Networking through IEEE Pacific Northwest events and engaging directly with Seattle's hardware-focused startup community also gives you a practical edge.
Which companies hire hardware engineers in Seattle?
Companies currently hiring hardware engineers in Seattle include Amazon, Amazon Web Services, and Blue Origin, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Seattle's employer mix runs from global consumer electronics giants and aerospace primes to venture-backed hardware startups building everything from wearables to industrial sensing systems.
Are there remote hardware engineer jobs in Seattle?
Yes, though remote options are limited for roles requiring lab access, prototyping, or hands-on testing. About 15% of hardware engineer openings tied to Seattle are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, skewing toward positions in verification, signal integrity analysis, and technical program management rather than bench engineering.
How can I get a hardware engineer job in Seattle with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Seattle is targeting hardware-adjacent roles at mid-size consumer electronics or IoT companies, where teams are lean enough to bring in junior engineers and train on the job. Look for titles like hardware test engineer, lab technician, or electrical engineering associate. University of Washington capstone projects and hands-on internship experience at Seattle-area hardware firms carry significant weight with local hiring managers.
Which industries hire the most hardware engineers in Seattle?
Most hardware engineer openings in Seattle sit in Technology & Software, E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces, and Retail, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Seattle's concentration of consumer electronics, aerospace manufacturing, and cloud infrastructure hardware development makes it one of the few U.S. markets where all three sectors compete simultaneously for the same engineering talent.
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