Sr. Hardware Design Engineer

This role focuses on a high-speed PCB design project centered on respinning an existing board due to component obsolescence. You will update schematics, replace end-of-life components, and execute full design validation to ensure the board continues to meet demanding high-speed performance requirements, potentially including changes to board materials. The position offers a balanced mix of lab and design work, with approximately half of your time spent on hands‑on validation and characterization and half on design activities.

You will own the complete lifecycle of the board, from design through validation, in an advanced electronics environment developing extremely high-speed test equipment.

• Own the full lifecycle of high-speed digital board design, from initial concept and schematic updates through validation and release.

• Update existing schematics to replace obsolete components while maintaining or improving overall system performance.

• Evaluate and select replacement components, ensuring compatibility with existing high-speed design constraints and interfaces.

• Support and execute a board respin, including potential changes to board materials that may impact high-speed performance.

• Perform comprehensive design validation (DV) of high-speed boards, including planning, execution, and documentation of validation activities.

• Conduct hands‑on design verification and characterization in the lab using high‑speed oscilloscopes, BERT/BER testers, pattern generators, and related equipment.

• Validate and characterize high-speed interfaces and signaling technologies such as SERDES, PAM4, NRZ, and multi‑gigabit links.

• Analyze and optimize key high-speed parameters including phase noise, clock and data recovery (CDR), jitter, and signal integrity.

• Validate and troubleshoot high-speed protocols and standards such as PCIe, OIF-CEI, DDR4, DDR5, HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), USB, and HDMI.

• Perform power supply design and analysis as needed to support high-speed board operation and ensure robust power integrity.

• Develop, execute, and refine validation and verification protocols to ensure reliable, repeatable testing of high-speed boards.

• Use CAD tools for schematic capture and PCB design (excluding layout), and quickly become proficient with Cadence OrCAD for the project.

• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams (such as layout, test, and systems engineering) to deliver high‑quality, high‑speed boards on schedule.

• Document design decisions, validation procedures, test setups, and results in a clear and organized manner.

• Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues uncovered during validation and characterization, driving design improvements where necessary.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of high-speed design and validation methodologies within the team.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent degree.

• 1015+ years of experience in high-speed digital board design.

• Strong fundamental expertise in all areas of PCB design (excluding layout), with a proven track record of designing and delivering high-speed boards at 9 GHz and above.

• Hands‑on experience with high-speed design verification and characterization in a lab environment.

• Proficiency using high-speed oscilloscopes, such as Keysight high-speed scopes (DCA-X, N1000 series, or equivalent), for signal analysis and characterization.

• Experience with BERT (Bit Error Rate Tester) and BER testing for high-speed links.

• Experience using pattern generators and related high-speed test equipment.

• Deep understanding of high-speed signaling technologies including SERDES, PAM4, NRZ, and multi-gigabit interfaces.

• Strong knowledge of phase noise, clock and data recovery (CDR), and related high-speed…