ATE Hardware Engineer: RF & High-Speed Tests

Synaptics Incorporated; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Synaptics Incorporated is seeking an hardware engineer to design, develop, and validate ATE systems for advanced testing environments. You will translate requirements into circuit schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring signal integrity and EMI/EMC compliance.

Responsibilities include collaboration with mechanical engineers on fixtures, maintaining thorough documentation, and coordinating with suppliers and contract manufacturers. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunication, or Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years in hardware development for test systems/ATE.
• Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, digital circuits and test.
• Hands‑on debugging with oscilloscopes, analysers, and source measure units.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate hardware for ATE systems.
• Translate test requirements into circuit schematics, PCB layouts, and interconnect designs.
• Understanding schematic capture, layout, component selection, and design reviews with Cadence/OrCAD.
• Optimize PCB designs for RF design, signal integrity, power distribution, EMI/EMC compliance.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to design fixtures/enclosures for ATE systems.
• Generate and maintain documentation: schematics, BOMs, test plans, drawings, revision histories.
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers on PCB fabrication and assembly builds.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and deliverables.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test hardware standards and libraries.

Skills

ATE hardware

RF design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Documentation

Project management

Mechanical coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/related

Tools

Cadence

OrCAD

Altium

Mentor

Job description

Synaptics Incorporated is seeking an hardware engineer to design, develop, and validate ATE systems for advanced testing environments. You will translate requirements into circuit schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring signal integrity and EMI/EMC compliance.

Responsibilities include collaboration with mechanical engineers on fixtures, maintaining thorough documentation, and coordinating with suppliers and contract manufacturers. Travel up to 10% is expected.