Senior Hardware Systems Engineer

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

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Outpost

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🚗 Transport

📦 Logistics

🏠 Real Estate

Transport • Logistics • Real Estate

Outpost is a technology company that provides strategic locations for truck parking, fleet positioning, and drop trailer relays, facilitating seamless freight movement across the United States. Their rapidly growing nationwide network of secure yards supports trucking companies, from enterprise fleets to owner-operators, by maximizing property utilization and improving operational efficiency. By partnering with yard owners, Outpost enables better returns on investment while enhancing the logistics infrastructure essential for the supply chain.

📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end hardware architecture for Outpost kiosks and other site technology systems • Develop reference designs and standards for edge compute, networking, power, displays, cameras, access systems, peripherals, cabling, mounting, and supporting infrastructure • Evaluate, select, and qualify hardware platforms, components, vendors, and deployment approaches • Design reliable power and recovery systems, including power supplies, PoE, distribution, backup power, managed reboot capabilities, watchdogs, and out-of-band access • Own edge compute standards across Ubuntu, NVIDIA Jetson, industrial PCs, embedded systems, storage, networking, thermal management, enclosures, and connected peripherals • Define provisioning, configuration, monitoring, patching, inventory, updates, remote access, recovery, and replacement processes for distributed systems at scale • Build and test prototypes, proof-of-concept systems, and design revisions, including failure and recovery testing • Create bills of materials, diagrams, specifications, installation standards, validation procedures, and troubleshooting documentation • Partner with Linux, network, software, security, product, and Field Operations teams • Support pilot deployments and occasional field installations • Investigate recurring failures and convert root causes into architecture, component, automation, and deployment improvements • Manage hardware lifecycle concerns including revisions, substitutions, spares, vendor alternatives, obsolescence, and replacement standards • Participate in an on-call rotation

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in hardware systems, embedded systems, edge infrastructure, or a similar engineering role supporting production deployments • Experience serving as technical owner for an integrated hardware platform or distributed site architecture • Hands-on experience with Ubuntu-based edge systems, embedded Linux, and NVIDIA Jetson platforms • Experience designing and supporting industrial computers, embedded PCs, single-board computers, or GPU-enabled edge systems • Strong understanding of power supplies, PoE, power distribution, backup power, remote power management, and recovery from power interruptions • Experience deploying and managing fleets of remote, embedded, or unattended systems at scale • Experience with automated provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, patching, asset inventory, staged deployments, and remote recovery • Working knowledge of Ethernet networking, IP addressing, switching, routing, VPNs, and cellular connectivity • Experience integrating compute platforms, networking equipment, displays, cameras, sensors, and other connected peripherals • Ability to troubleshoot across hardware, firmware, operating systems, networks, and applications • Track record of moving systems from prototype through pilot deployment into repeatable production • Strong communication and documentation skills, with ability to work across technical and non-technical teams and independently own ambiguous problems • Preferred: experience with kiosks, machine vision, security cameras, access control, industrial automation, or IoT systems • Preferred: experience designing enclosures, mounting systems, thermal solutions, or equipment for outdoor and semi-controlled environments • Preferred: experience with environmental, failure-mode, or reliability testing • Preferred: familiarity with Secure Boot, TPM-backed capabilities, disk encryption, certificate management, and other edge-device security practices • Preferred: experience working with field technicians, manufacturers, vendors, or distributed installation teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Title Commensurate with Experience • Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance • 401(k) Retirement Plan Matching • 18 Paid Holidays • Unlimited PTO • Friday Team Lunches