Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Broadata Communications, Inc. (BCI) – Torrance, CA

On-site

Broadata Communications, Inc. (BCI) is a privately held California-based corporation. BCI is a leading and innovative company specializing in the development of market‑driven products for the transmission of digital multimedia (video, audio, and data) over fiber. Our clients are world leaders in their industries, spanning entertainment, broadcast, medical, professional audio/video, house of worship, education, government, military, and transportation sectors. We are ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified, with a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking a hands‑on Senior Hardware Design Engineer to design, simulate, bring up, and validate complex mixed‑signal and high‑speed digital hardware for BCI multimedia, video‑over‑IP, fiber optic, medical, enterprise, and mission‑critical products. This role focuses on schematic design, PCB layout, high‑speed circuit simulation, signal integrity, power integrity, DFM/DFT review, board‑level troubleshooting, and production release. Strong Altium Designer experience is required.

Experience using Ansys HFSS for high‑speed interconnect, via, connector, launch, transition, and channel simulation is a plus.

This is a hands‑on role based in Torrance, CA, and is not a remote or hybrid position. We offer a fast‑paced, high impact and stimulating environment with opportunities for professional growth within BCI. Veterans welcome!

• Own board‑level hardware design from requirements review, architecture definition, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout support, prototype bring‑up, DFM/DFT review, verification, and production release.
• Create and maintain complex multi‑sheet schematics in Altium Designer for video, high‑speed digital, embedded processor, FPGA/CPLD, power, analog, isolation, protection, and fiber optic interface circuits.
• Own or directly support PCB layout in Altium Designer, including component placement, stack‑up definition, controlled impedance, design rules, routing constraints, length matching, differential‑pair tuning, return‑path control, via strategy, and manufacturability review.
• Define and review high‑speed layout requirements for HDMI, Display Port, USB‑C/USB 3.x, DVI, 3G/12G SDI, SFP/SFP+, 1G/10G Ethernet, PCIe, DDR2/DDR3/DDR4, LVDS, MIPI, and similar multi‑Gbps interfaces.
• Perform pre‑layout and post‑layout high‑speed circuit simulation and SI/PI analysis to reduce jitter, crosstalk, insertion loss, return loss, reflections, via stubs, impedance discontinuities, EMI risk, and power noise.
• Use Ansys HFSS or similar 3D EM tools when applicable to analyze connectors, high‑speed launches, vias, back‑drill structures, transitions, stubs, and other critical discontinuities. HFSS experience is a plus.
• Use simulation and layout review to guide connector selection, cable interface design, ESD/EMI protection, common‑mode choke usage, reference‑plane continuity, grounding, shielding, and high‑speed routing strategy.
• Design and review power architecture, switching and linear power supplies, sequencing, protection circuits, thermal considerations, and power‑distribution networks for reliable embedded products.
• Lead board bring‑up, debug, and root‑cause failure analysis for prototypes, pilot builds, sustaining engineering changes, EOL redesigns, and customer RMA issues.
• Use oscilloscopes, TDR/VNA, protocol analyzers, BERT/eye‑diagram tools, logic analyzers, thermal tools, and standard lab equipment to validate high‑speed, power, and embedded hardware performance.
• Support verification and validation testing, including HDMI/DP/SDI/Ethernet interface checks, EMC/ESD testing, environmental stress screening, reliability testing, and compliance‑related testing for medical or mission‑critical products.
• Prepare and review ECO/ECN packages, BOMs, manufacturing release packages, layout notes, simulation summaries, design review materials, test notes, and corrective‑action documentation.
• Work closely with product management, mechanical, firmware, FPGA, software, test, manufacturing, vendors, and…