Senior Hardware Design Engineer | MRL Consulting

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to help develop high-speed ASIC and board-level systems for a leading global technology organisation.

You will drive hardware architectures, design EVBs for ASIC validation, and manage PI/SI analysis, PDN optimisation, and high-speed PCB layout. Proficiency with Cadence tools and RF, MD-level debugging are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years’ experience in hardware design and development of complex electronic systems.
• Experience taking hardware from architecture and schematic design through to board bring-up and ASIC validation.
• Strong experience with high-speed SerDes, ideally at 26.4Gbps+.
• Experience with power supply design, power sequencing, high-current power delivery and PDN optimisation.
• Strong understanding of SI, PI and IR drop analysis.
• Experience with high-layer-count PCB, HDI and high-speed design.
• Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD Capture, Allegro or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware architectures and translate system requirements into detailed designs.
• Design Evaluation Boards (EVBs) for ASIC validation, characterisation and system integration.
• Design high-speed clocking, power delivery and PDN.
• Perform PI and SI analysis.
• Develop schematics and define PCB stack-ups, HDI and multilayer PCB requirements.
• Work closely with PCB layout teams and review schematic, placement and routing.
• Support board bring-up, hardware debugging, validation and characterisation.
• Develop test plans and technical documentation.
• Support DFM/DFT reviews and production ramp-up.

Skills

SerDes 26.4Gbps+

PI/SI analysis

Troubleshooting

Oscilloscopes & VNAs

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Cadence OrCAD Capture

Allegro

HDI PCB Design

Job description

Senior Hardware Design Engineer – ASIC & High-Speed Systems

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global technology organisation for an experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer to develop complex, high-speed hardware for advanced communication systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop hardware architectures and translate system requirements into detailed designs.
• Design Evaluation Boards (EVBs) for ASIC validation, characterisation and system integration.
• Design high-speed clocking, power delivery and Power Distribution Networks (PDNs).
• Perform Power Integrity (PI) and Signal Integrity (SI) analysis.
• Develop schematics and define PCB stack-up, HDI and multilayer PCB requirements.
• Work closely with PCB layout teams and review schematic, placement and routing.
• Support board bring-up, hardware debugging, validation and characterisation.
• Develop test plans and technical documentation.
• Support DFM/DFT reviews and production ramp-up.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years’ experience in hardware design and development of complex electronic systems.
• Proven experience taking hardware from architecture and schematic design through to board bring-up and ASIC validation.
• Strong experience with high-speed SerDes, ideally at 26.4Gbps+.
• Experience with power supply design, power sequencing, high-current power delivery and PDN optimisation.
• Strong understanding of SI, PI and IR drop analysis.
• Experience with high-layer-count PCB, HDI and high-speed design.
• Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD Capture, Allegro or equivalent.
• Experience with MCU/microprocessor hardware and interfaces including DDR, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, UART and SDIO.
• Experience with high-frequency RF design, ideally 10GHz+, is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum/signal analysers, VNAs and power analysers.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience with mixed-signal design, manufacturing, reliability testing or ASIC development is advantageous.