Sr. Electrical Design Engineer III

Electrical Design Engineer III – Digital High-Speed Design & Board Bring-Up

This role focuses on designing and validating advanced digital electronic hardware for demanding applications. You will own the full lifecycle of high-speed digital board design, from schematic capture and interface definition through signal integrity analysis, and into the lab for bring-up, verification, and manufacturing readiness. The position is ideal for an electrical engineer who enjoys hands-on digital hardware development, complex PCB design, and collaborative work with layout, firmware, and software teams.

Responsibilities

• Design complex multi-layer digital printed circuit boards (PCBs), including schematic capture, component selection, and participation in design reviews for processor-, FPGA-, and SoC-based boards.
• Define and constrain high-speed digital interfaces, including pin planning, interface budgeting, and the creation of appropriate design constraints.
• Own the digital subsystem architecture for clocking, resets, boot and configuration, and general-purpose I/O.
• Perform pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity analysis and translate results into routing rules, impedance constraints, and layout guidance.
• Partner closely with PCB layout engineers to route dense, high-pin-count devices while meeting high-speed design requirements.
• Lead digital board bring-up, including power-on procedures, clock initialization, interface configuration, and link validation.
• Debug hardware in the lab using high-speed instrumentation and a structured, methodical approach to problem solving.
• Develop, write, and execute functional and interface test plans across relevant operating conditions, document results clearly, and drive root-cause analysis of hardware, firmware, and software integration issues.
• Contribute to manufacturing readiness by applying design-for-manufacturability and design-for-test principles, and by creating bring-up procedures and supporting documentation.
• Collaborate with firmware and software teams during embedded processor and SoC bring-up to ensure robust system integration.
• Support power management design and verification activities as part of the overall digital hardware development process.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience in digital hardware development and ownership of complex digital board designs from schematic through bring-up.
• Strong understanding of high-speed digital design fundamentals, including signal integrity and timing considerations.
• Experience with high-speed memory and/or high-speed serial interfaces in board-level designs.
• Proficiency with industry-standard schematic capture and PCB electronic design management (EDM) tools; experience with the Siemens Xpedition tool chain is strongly preferred.
• Practical lab experience using high-speed test equipment and applying a structured debug methodology.
• Ability to read and interpret datasheets, reference manuals, and user guides and convert them into correct design decisions.
• Knowledge of digital electrical engineering principles, including power management, memory design, and design verification.
• Capability to perform root cause analysis for complex hardware issues.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with processor-, FPGA-, and SoC-based hardware design and associated development tool chains.
• Understanding of EMI and EMC design considerations and their application to digital hardware.
• Experience in high-speed memory or serial interface design and bring-up.
• Experience with signal integrity simulation tools and methodologies.
• Experience bringing up embedded processors and SoCs while working closely with firmware and software teams.
• Exposure to high-reliability or harsh-environment hardware design.
• Scripting skills for test automation and data analysis.
• Interest in contributing to design-for-manufacturability and design-for-test activities.
• Motivation to work on advanced electronic hardware for demanding applications with potential for contract extension or conversion.

Work Environment

You will work primarily on-site in a modern engineering facility with some flexibility for…