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As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. We're looking for a senior hardware engineer who can take an idea from a rough concept to a working board and who enjoys switching between very different projects. You'll own schematic capture and PCB layout, everything from basic mixed signal control boards to RF and high-speed designs. Lead projects from kickoff through prototype and into production.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead hardware projects end-to-end, from requirements and architecture through prototype bring-up and release to production.\nCreate schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for mixed-signal, RF, and high-speed digital designs.\nDesign controlled-impedance and high-speed interfaces, including stackup planning and signal integrity.\nServe as the primary technical contact for clients: scope work, run design reviews, and explain tradeoffs.\nBring up and debug boards in the lab with oscilloscopes, spectrum and network analyzers, and other test equipment.\nWork with our team on DFM/DFT so designs build cleanly the first time.\nManage several projects at once and adapt as priorities shift.\nRequirements\nThis position requires access to export-controlled information. 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