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# Senior Hardware Design Engineer at BrightSign

- **Company:** BrightSign
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/brightsign/jobs/4692512006

## Job description

BrightSign, the global market leader in digital signage media players, seeks an electronics design engineer to join our product development team. Working closely with the embedded software group and our contract-manufacturing partners, you will be responsible – often on tight deadlines - for turning a high-level design brief into a fully tested PCB assembly suitable for high-volume mass production.

## Responsibilities

- Produce hardware designs (including block diagrams, design specifications and schematics)
- Create innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems
- Produce technical information for manufacturing partners and service teams
- Chair hardware design meetings and reviews
- Test and validate new designs prior to mass production
- Resolve problems reported by manufacturing partners, customers, suppliers or others
- Provide mentoring and guidance to junior employees
- Assist colleagues with electronics-related issues as necessary
- Champion and model good practice at all times

## Qualifications and Skills

- Degree in engineering, computer science or related discipline
- Minimum 10 years industry experience as an electronics design engineer
- Experience of Design for Test
- Experience of using EDA tools (preferably Cadence, but cross-training can be arranged)
- Basic understanding of software
- Experience in Analogue and Digital electronics design theory
- Experience of signal integrity and high-speed signaling, power supplies, communication buses, peripheral interfacing
- Hands on skills in soldering, building and reworking of prototypes
- Practical experience of setting up and using electronic test equipment
- Good problem-solving skills and root cause analysis
- Excellent communication skills; written and verbal
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Desirable

- Knowledge of digital video systems
- Knowledge of git tool
- Experience of FPGA/ASIC design and logic synthesis

## About BrightSign

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: BrightSign is the global market leader in digital signage media players, providing end-to-end hardware, software, and cloud management solutions that empower businesses to attract, engage, and captivate audiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Graham Partners; acquired via private equity round in 2021)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2009 (company was founded in the early 2000s per website, but official records show 2009)
- **Founders**: Jeff Hastings (founding CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Computer Hardware Manufacturing / Digital Signage
- **Target customers**: B2B – professional AV integrators, resellers, enterprises, SMBs, and organizations across all verticals (retail, hospitality, corporate, education, healthcare, transportation)
- **Mission or purpose**: To empower businesses to bring their visual content and experiences to life through reliable, secure, and easy-to-use digital signage solutions.

## Products & Services
- **BrightSign Media Players (LS, XC, HD, etc.)**: Purpose-built hardware players running proprietary BrightSignOS – secure, self-healing, AI-ready (with NPU for edge AI). Known for reliability and a 5-year warranty.
- **BrightSignOS**: Proprietary operating system designed for professional AV use; offers secure, sustainable, and superior performance.
- **BrightSign Control (formerly bsn.Control)**: Free cloud-based remote device monitoring and management service included with every player.
- **Professional Services**: Pre-provisioning, Wi-Fi install, and deployment acceleration services.
- **Partner Network**: Over 5,000 authorized resellers and integrators in 130+ countries.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $80.0M (estimated); Total funding – private equity round in 2021 (1 investor, Graham Partners)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Graham Partners; partner network of 5,000+ resellers/integrators; integrations with CMS vendors like BrightVoice.
- **Growth Signals**: 3M+ BrightSigns sold; 4.8/5 stars from 2,127 reviewers; operates in 12 countries; headcount of 95 employees (+0.8% YoY); LinkedIn followers 14,884 (+17.9% yearly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary OS (BrightSignOS)**: Self-healing, secure, and purpose-built – eliminates downtime.
- **Market Leadership**: "Most trusted name in digital signage" with dominant global market share.
- **AI-Ready Hardware**: Built-in NPUs for edge AI inference without cloud dependency.
- **5-Year Warranty**: Unmatched in the industry, signaling confidence in reliability.
- **Global Partner Ecosystem**: Over 5,000 authorized partners in 130+ countries ensure local support.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Leveraging edge AI capabilities to enable smarter, more interactive signage.
- **Expanding Remote Management**: Enhancing BrightSign Control to simplify large-scale deployments.
- **Sustainability**: Focus on energy-efficient, long-life hardware to reduce e-waste.
- **Continued Innovation**: Developing new player models and software features to maintain market leadership.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasis on accountability, belonging, collaboration, and employee development. "We enable employees to bring their best selves to work."
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Fully remote or hybrid working models available; home office setup allowance and monthly internet/cell phone contribution for remote employees.
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, comprehensive health (medical, dental, vision), 401(k)/pension, generous PTO, inclusive parental support (gender-neutral for primary/secondary caregivers), ongoing learning opportunities (on-demand courses, workshops).
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong engineering team (26% of workforce in technical roles); VP of Software Engineering and VP Engineering on staff; opportunity to work on cutting-edge embedded systems and AI.
- **Growth Potential**: Unlimited growth potential; company invests in employee development from day one.

## Sources
1. [brightsign.biz](https://www.brightsign.biz/about/)
2. [brightsign.biz](https://www.brightsign.biz/)
3. [boards.greenhouse.io](https://boards.greenhouse.io/brightsign)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightsign)

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