Aerospace FPGA & Digital Hardware Engineer (Onsite)

pdc; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA is seeking a hardware engineer to design and develop digital electronic hardware for aerospace and defense products, including schematics, PCB layout, and FPGA work.

The role emphasizes processor, memory, clocking, and high-speed interfaces, with a focus on signal integrity and test verification. Onsite work in Poway, CA offered with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of digital electronics and computer architecture.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design processes.
• Understanding of processors, FPGAs, memories, clocks, power supplies, and digital interfaces.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital design and signal integrity principles.
• Ability to read and interpret component datasheets and hardware specifications.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory equipment.
• Familiarity with interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I2C, UART, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with FPGA design or hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog is preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware designs that meet product performance, reliability, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Create schematics, design documentation, interface definitions, and engineering analyses.
• Work with PCB designers to define placement, routing, stack-up, impedance, and other layout requirements.
• Perform board bring-up, integration, troubleshooting, and verification.
• Evaluate components and technologies for new and existing designs.
• Investigate hardware defects and support root-cause and corrective-action activities.
• Participate in peer reviews and cross-functional engineering activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve design, test, and development processes.

Skills

Digital electronics

Schematic capture

PCB design

Processors

FPGAs

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Datasheet analysis

PCIe interface

HDL languages

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors in EE

Bachelors in CE

Related field

Masters degree

Job description

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA is seeking a hardware engineer to design and develop digital electronic hardware for aerospace and defense products, including schematics, PCB layout, and FPGA work.

The role emphasizes processor, memory, clocking, and high-speed interfaces, with a focus on signal integrity and test verification. Onsite work in Poway, CA offered with competitive compensation.