Senior Hardware Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own test board development end-to-end: schematic capture, PCB layout review, BOM, bring-up, and debug
• Design RF signal paths with careful attention to impedance matching, microstrip/stripline routing, connector selection, and launch structures for operation up to 64 GHz
• Design low-noise power delivery networks using LDO regulators appropriate for sensitive analog and RF measurement environments
• Characterize high-speed ADC and DAC devices including SNDR, SFDR, THD, and dynamic range measurements
• Measure and interpret S-parameters to validate board signal integrity and RF performance across the full frequency range
• Integrate FPGA or microcontroller subsystems on test boards to enable automated stimulus, data capture, and instrument control
• Develop and maintain test automation scripts to streamline characterization workflows and regression testing
• Work closely with analog and digital IC design engineers to define test requirements for each new silicon bring-up
• Document board designs, test procedures, and characterization results clearly and thoroughly.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on PCB design and hardware bring-up experience
• Demonstrated experience characterizing high-speed ADC or DAC devices
• Strong working knowledge of S-parameters and VNA measurement techniques
• RF PCB design experience including controlled impedance, grounding, shielding, and high-frequency connector and launch design
• Experience with low-noise LDO selection and power supply layout best practices for analog/RF environments
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout EDA tools of your choosing
• Hands-on proficiency with bench equipment: VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal generators
• Experience with JESD204B high-speed serial interface in an ADC/DAC evaluation context

Desirable

• FPGA development experience - RTL design, embedded firmware, or board-level integration
• Python scripting for test automation, instrument control (VISA/PyVISA), and data analysis
• Prior experience designing or characterizing boards at mmWave frequencies (above 30 GHz)
• Familiarity with JESD204C or other emerging high-speed converter interface standards
• Experience in a fabless semiconductor or IC design environment

KEY SKILLS AT A GLANCE

• PCB Design - Required · 5+ yrs
• Low-Noise LDO Design - Required
• Python Automation - Desirable
• ADC/DAC Characterization - Required
• JESD204B - Required
• mmWave (>30 GHz) - Desirable
• S-Parameters / VNA - Required
• Board Bring-Up & Debug - Required
• JESD204C - Desirable
• RF Design to 64 GHz - Required
• FPGA Development - Desirable
• MCU Integration - Desirable