Hardware Architect/Sr. Electrical Engineer

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking an experienced Hardware Architect to join a high-performing team focused on developing innovative hardware solutions for the retail industry. This role will provide architecture leadership across assigned retail technology domains, including I/O devices, printers, cameras, mobile devices, innovation technology projects, and memory/SSD technology guidance. This position will serve as a key technical leader from concept through product release, working across engineering, product management, procurement, test, support, suppliers, and portfolio teams to deliver reliable, customer-focused solutions.
The Hardware Architect will own product architecture decisions for assigned technology areas, create technical specifications, guide supplier and commodity strategies, resolve complex technical issues, and ensure designs meet customer, business, quality, serviceability, cost, and lifecycle expectations. The role will require strong cross-functional influence and the ability to connect technical depth with business needs, especially in areas that impact platform reliability, component qualification, technology roadmap decisions, and long-term product support.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technical contributor to shape the next generation of retail hardware platforms and help deliver solutions used by major retailers worldwide. The successful candidate will work with a global team of professionals and play a visible role in strengthening Toshiba’s hardware architecture capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the architecture owner for assigned hardware domains, including printers, cameras, mobile devices, I/O devices, and innovation technology projects.
• Create product architecture definitions, design specifications, technical requirements, and decision records for assigned products and commodities.
• Lead technical tradeoff discussions involving functionality, performance, reliability, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, lifecycle risk, and customer requirements.
• Act as the primary subject matter expert for assigned products and technologies throughout the full product lifecycle, from concept and planning through withdrawal from marketing and post-release support.
• Partner with product management, portfolio, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial design, human factors, system software, hardware test, support, procurement, and supplier teams to deliver complete product solutions.
• Provide technical guidance for memory and SSD commodity selection, qualification, supplier engagement, risk assessment, and lifecycle management.
• Work with hardware test and procurement teams to guide decisions on critical core commodities, including storage and memory technologies.
• Evaluate potential external suppliers, participate in supplier selection, and collaborate with selected suppliers to resolve technical gaps, quality issues, and roadmap alignment.
• Provide technical leadership for I/O device architecture, including cameras, printers, and related peripheral technologies.
• Support innovation technology projects by assessing new technologies, identifying practical retail use cases, and translating concepts into viable product architecture recommendations.
• Identify and resolve hardware engineering process gaps, technical risks, design issues, and cross-functional execution challenges.
• Partner with test and support teams to ensure RCA rigor, field issue learning, and quality feedback are incorporated into future designs.
• Influence architecture standards, commodity strategies, design reuse opportunities, and platform-level consistency across product families.
• Participate in patent disclosures and help grow Toshiba’s intellectual property portfolio.
• Foster an environment of collaboration, accountability, technical excellence, and customer focus.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.