Design Engineer

Duration: 10-Month Contract with Strong Potential for Extension or Conversion

Pay: $65/hour + DOE

Our client is seeking a hands‑on Design Engineer II to join their FPD Hardware team supporting the development and qualification of next‑generation hardware platforms. This role is ideal for an engineer with experience in board‑level hardware design, component qualification, design validation, and hardware debugging who enjoys working in a fast‑paced product development environment.

As a member of a collaborative cross‑functional team, you will play a key role in bringing new hardware platforms from prototype through validation by performing component qualification, board bring‑up, failure analysis, and design support activities. You'll work alongside hardware, firmware, ASIC, validation, SI/PI, mechanical, and component engineering teams to ensure reliable, high‑quality hardware designs.

• Execute qualification and validation of critical hardware components including:
• Power management ICs (PMICs)
• DC-DC converters and LDOs
• Temperature sensors
• Oscillators and crystals
• EEPROMs and supporting circuitry
• Develop qualification plans, test procedures, and validation reports.
• Perform electrical characterization, reliability assessments, and design validation testing.
• Support first-board bring‑up activities and debug board‑level hardware issues.
• Troubleshoot power, clocking, interfaces, signal integrity, and hardware failures.
• Perform laboratory measurements using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters (DMMs), and power analyzers.
• Conduct root cause analysis and work with cross‑functional teams to implement corrective actions.
• Assist with schematic capture, schematic reviews, BOM maintenance, and engineering change orders (ECOs).
• Support component substitutions and hardware design updates.
• Execute validation plans and document testing results, design recommendations, and engineering findings.
• Participate in design reviews, prototype builds, technical discussions, and issue tracking.
• Collaborate closely with Hardware Design, Validation, Firmware, ASIC, SI/PI, Mechanical, and Component Engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in hardware design, board‑level development, hardware validation, or electrical engineering.
• Experience with board bring‑up, hardware debugging, and failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of:
• Power management architectures (PMICs, DC-DC converters, LDOs)
• Analog and digital circuit design
• Oscillators and crystal implementation
• Ability to read, interpret, and modify hardware schematics.
• Experience using laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and power analysis tools.
• Familiarity with common hardware interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, SMBus, and GPIO.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.