Principal Digital Hardware Engineer

Overview

Principal Digital Hardware Engineer. Certain Advantage is hiring for a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer based in the Edinburgh area. This role is on a contract basis and is hybrid-based.

We're working with an engineering company specialising in solving complex engineering challenges across various industries—from aerospace and automotive to healthcare and semiconductors.

This role is for a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You'll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for:

• Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Supporting integration & verification activities at the hardware and system level
• Keeping designs under configuration control
• Providing progress reports

We re looking for people who can show:

• High-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE
  802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g. DDR3/4)
• Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.
• Integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCAs
• Signal integrity & power integrity analysis at board level using Hyperlynx SI/PI

• Competitive hourly rate
• Training and Development
• Career progression

Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today.

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