On-Site Hardware Engineer — Photonic-Electronic Systems

Salience Labs Ltd; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Salience Labs Ltd is looking for a Hardware Engineer to design and test electronics powering our hybrid photonic-electronic systems. You will contribute to bringing photonic products to high-performance compute systems and perform hands-on lab work at our Oxford office.

You will handle hardware design from spec to schematic capture, with a strong emphasis on PCB layout and testing. This on-site role requires 3+ years in high-speed design and experience working with vendors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in high-speed digital or analogue design.
• 3+ years bringing up and testing electronic systems.
• Strong diagnostic skills, including hands-on rework.
• Comfort working independently and in small multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical, organisational and time management skills.
• Experience working with external vendors for layout, manufacturing, assembly and qualification.
• Experience characterising mechanical and thermal properties of electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hardware design from specification to schematic capture (Altium).
• PCB layout experience is a strong advantage.
• Bring up and test new hardware in the lab, focusing on electronics and photonic interaction.
• Diagnose and resolve issues during bring-up and testing.
• Characterise electronic systems and their integration with photonic components.
• Characterise mechanical and thermal properties and their impact on photonic performance.
• Qualify electronic systems for production with external test houses as needed.
• Collaborate with photonics, firmware and test teams to translate requirements into robust hardware.

Skills

High-speed design

FPGA

Digital/Analogue design

Diagnostics

Lab bring-up

Independent work

Teamwork

Time management

Startup environment

PCB layout

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Salience Labs Ltd is looking for a Hardware Engineer to design and test electronics powering our hybrid photonic-electronic systems. You will contribute to bringing photonic products to high-performance compute systems and perform hands-on lab work at our Oxford office.

You will handle hardware design from spec to schematic capture, with a strong emphasis on PCB layout and testing. This on-site role requires 3+ years in high-speed design and experience working with vendors.