fix: restore config.js and job_categories.json (required by readme-generator)

readme-generator.js hard-requires these files. Previous Phase D deletion was
incorrect — these are active per-repo config, not dead code.

Author: z-apply

.github/scripts/job-fetcher/config.js

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+/**
+ * New-Grad-Hardware-Engineering-Jobs-2026 Configuration
+ *
+ * Purpose: Per-repo customization for shared job board library
+ * Version: 1.0 (2026-02-12)
+ *
+ * Template Variables:
+ * - {totalCompanies} - Replaced with unique company count
+ * - {currentJobs} - Replaced with active job count
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  // Schema version
+  version: 1,
+
+  // Image configuration
+  repoPrefix: 'hej',
+  headingImageAlt: 'Hardware Engineering Jobs 2026 - Illustration of people working on hardware.',
+
+  // Branding text
+  title: 'Hardware Engineering Jobs 2026',
+  tagline: '',  // No tagline for SEO repos
+
+  // Description paragraphs (with template variables)
+  descriptionLine1: '🚀 Real-time hardware engineering, embedded systems, and electrical engineering jobs from {totalCompanies}+ top companies like Tesla, NVIDIA, and Raytheon. Updated every 15 minutes with {currentJobs}+ fresh opportunities for new graduates, engineering students, and entry-level hardware engineers.',
+  descriptionLine2: '🎯 Includes roles across tech giants, fast-growing startups, and engineering-first companies like Chewy, CACI, and TD Bank.',
+
+  // Note box
+  noteType: 'TIP',
+  noteText: '🛠 Help us grow! Add new jobs by submitting an issue! View contributing steps [here](CONTRIBUTING-GUIDE.md).',
+
+  // Section headers
+  jobsSectionHeader: 'Fresh Hardware Engineering Jobs 2026',
+
+  // Feature flags
+  features: {
+    internships: false,
+    moreResources: true
+  },
+
+  // Job categorization
+  defaultCategory: 'hardware_engineer'
+};

.github/scripts/job-fetcher/job_categories.json

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+{
+  "hardware_engineer": {
+    "title": "Hardware Engineer",
+    "emoji": "⚡",
+    "keywords": [
+      "hardware engineer",
+      "electrical engineer",
+      "computer engineer",
+      "pcb engineer",
+      "circuit engineer",
+      "hardware design engineer",
+      "board design engineer",
+      "systems engineer"
+    ]
+  },
+  "fpga_asic": {
+    "title": "FPGA/ASIC",
+    "emoji": "🔲",
+    "keywords": [
+      "fpga",
+      "asic",
+      "vhdl",
+      "verilog",
+      "digital design",
+      "soc",
+      "firmware engineer",
+      "rtl design",
+      "synthesis",
+      "timing analysis",
+      "fpga engineer",
+      "asic engineer",
+      "digital design engineer"
+    ]
+  },
+  "embedded_systems": {
+    "title": "Embedded Systems",
+    "emoji": "🔌",
+    "keywords": [
+      "embedded",
+      "firmware",
+      "microcontroller",
+      "rtos",
+      "iot",
+      "bare metal",
+      "device driver",
+      "embedded software",
+      "embedded systems engineer",
+      "firmware engineer",
+      "embedded developer"
+    ]
+  },
+  "electrical_engineer": {
+    "title": "Electrical Engineer",
+    "emoji": "🔋",
+    "keywords": [
+      "electrical engineer",
+      "power electronics",
+      "analog",
+      "mixed signal",
+      "validation engineer",
+      "test engineer",
+      "power engineer",
+      "analog design",
+      "mixed signal design",
+      "circuit design",
+      "electrical design engineer"
+    ]
+  },
+  "validation_engineer": {
+    "title": "Validation Engineer",
+    "emoji": "✅",
+    "keywords": [
+      "validation",
+      "test engineer",
+      "quality engineer",
+      "silicon validation",
+      "hardware test",
+      "post-silicon",
+      "pre-silicon validation",
+      "validation engineer",
+      "hardware validation",
+      "test development",
+      "quality assurance"
+    ]
+  }
+}