Electrical Design Engineer III

Harvey Nash; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking an experienced Senior Hardware Engineer to design and bring up complex multi-layer PCBs for processor/FPGA/SoC-based systems in Redmond, WA.

The role emphasizes defining high-speed interfaces, clocking, resets, and robust signal integrity, with hands-on lab work and collaboration with layout teams. A strong background in EMI/EMC and lab instrumentation is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required.
• 5–7 years hands-on digital hardware design experience.
• Strong high-speed digital design and transmission-line fundamentals.
• Experience with high-speed memory and/or serial interfaces.
• Proven experience taking a complex board from schematic to bring-up and validation.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools; Siemens Xpedition strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed lab instrumentation and debugging.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity and EMI/EMC principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex multi-layer PCBs for processor/FPGA/SoC-based systems.
• Define and constrain high-speed interfaces, clocking, resets, and digital subsystems.
• Perform signal integrity analysis and work closely with PCB layout teams.
• Lead board bring-up, hardware debugging, and interface validation in the lab.
• Develop test plans and support hardware/firmware/software integration.
• Drive root-cause analysis and contribute to manufacturing readiness.

Skills

High-speed design

Signal integrity

EMI/EMC

Lab instrumentation

PCB design tools

Schematic-to-bring-up

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex multi-layer digital PCBs for processor/FPGA/SoC-based systems.
• Define and constrain high-speed interfaces, clocking, resets, and digital subsystems.
• Perform signal integrity analysis and work closely with PCB layout teams.
• Lead board bring-up, hardware debugging, and interface validation in the lab.
• Develop test plans and support hardware/firmware/software integration.
• Drive root-cause analysis and contribute to manufacturing readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent — required.
• 5–7 years of hands‑on digital hardware design experience.
• Strong high-speed digital design and transmission‑line fundamentals.
• Experience with high-speed memory and/or serial interfaces.
• Proven experience taking a complex board from schematic to bring‑up and validation.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools; Siemens Xpedition strongly preferred.
• Hands‑on experience with high-speed lab instrumentation and debugging.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity and EMI/EMC principles.

Preferred

• Processor/FPGA/SoC design and bring‑up experience.
• Signal integrity simulation experience.
• Aerospace, semiconductor, or rugged/high-reliability hardware experience.
• Hardware/firmware/software integration experience.
• Test automation or scripting experience.

  A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum hourly wage for this position is $65 - $70/hr on W2.

  Benefits and details will be available at the following link: Contractor Benefits Guide 2026-2027