Senior/Staff Hardware Digital Engineer (Board Level Design)

NI Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Malaysia seeks a Senior/Staff Hardware Digital Engineer with expertise in board-level design and analog/digital systems. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of relevant experience, holds a degree in electrical or computer engineering, and excels in problem-solving and team collaboration. This position is located in Penang and offers an opportunity to work on innovative technology solutions.

Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Matching 401K

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years work experience in analog/digital design.
• Experience defining routing constraints for high-speed interfaces.
• Strong initiative in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Research and propose alternative parts and solutions.
• Implement and simulate designs using CAD.
• Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge.

Skills

Analog/Digital design expertise

Board level design

VHDL/System Verilog

Circuit design with CPU/SoC/Micro-controller

Proficient with standard hardware lab equipment

Test automation expertise

Strong work ethic

Education

B.Eng/M.Eng/BS/MS in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Hardware lab equipment

Job description

Senior/Staff Hardware Digital Engineer (Board Level Design)

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NI is now part of Emerson. NI is Emerson's Test and Measurement (T&M) Business Unit.

NI has worked for 40 years to provide answers to the most challenging questions. NI systems accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery through an open, software‑defined platform. This approach helps engineers develop and increase the performance of automated test and automated measurement systems.

Historically, National Instruments has been a top 100 employer of choice as ranked by several different sources, naming NI one of the top corporate citizens and best places to work. Maybe it is our fantastic work/life balance, or the Employee Stock Purchase Program and grants, or matching 401K, or picturesque campus with ponds, hiking trails, beach volleyball courts, and collaborative meeting spaces. If you want to work on cool stuff at a cool company, you are in the right place! Here is a snippet of some of our core industry leadership.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Research and propose alternative parts with effective solutions in consideration of avoiding major software & product calibration, hardware topology changes to replace EOL parts in NI products.
• Implement and simulate designs through CAD and synthesis tools. i.e. Mentor Graphics.
• Verify and validate designs of hardware re‑designs. Debug any issues that may arise.
• Have good knowledge in failure analysis to root‑cause failures during early VnV and MFG builds.
• Integrate DFM inputs from MFG to improve product yield & quality.
• Proactive in doing mock‑up design as POC (Proof of Concept) to strengthen re‑design proposal to get final approval from domain leaders.
• RCA know how. Able to come up fish bone diagram to list possible root cause and narrow down to actual root cause.
• Properly document failure / project progress and share with stakeholders by sharing short and long‑term design solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and share your expertise/technical knowledge.
• Lead the team to develop product and design documentation.
• Create debug tool and training material for MFG during product release.

Who You Are:

You demonstrate strong initiative in challenging situations and excel at recognizing and acting on opportunities. You streamline tasks and create efficient workflows. Your communication is adaptable, aligning content and style to suit various parties, and you adjust quickly to changing circumstances.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Minimum 2 years work experience in analog/digital design with expertise in board level design or VHDL/System Verilog.
• B.Eng/M.Eng/BS/MS in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
• Experience defining routing constraints for high‑speed interfaces.
• Experience in circuit design with CPU/SoC/Micro‑controller.
• Proficient with standard hardware lab equipment including scopes, logic analyzers, signal generators and power supplies.
• Test automation expertise with scripting/programming language.
• Strong work ethic and drive to succeed.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Demonstrated ability to apply diagnostic insight to identify technical problems, propose viable options, and apply technical solutions; quickly learn applicable technology, systems, and products.
• Take ownership of products and be responsible for product success.
• Takes initiative, a self‑starter; persistently drives tasks and projects to successful completion; takes ownership of goals and schedules; manage time well.
• Work effectively in a team development environment; grasp and engage in fast‑paced technical conversations.

Legal Requirements:

• Malaysian citizenship, Permanent Residency, or ability to secure the appropriate work permit is required to work in this position at NI Penang.
• US Customs Law forbids the export of certain technologies to certain countries. Due to licensing requirements which National Instruments does not presently pursue for this position, this regulation effectively prevents National Instruments from hiring candidates for this job (as it would require access to such technology) whose current country of citizenship or permanent residence are Cuba, Sudan, North Korea, Iran and Syria.