Hardware Systems Engineer

Protouch Staffing; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid leave

11 holidays

Culture of excellence

Job summary

Protouch Staffing seeks a Hardware Systems Engineer to design, develop, and optimize complex hardware systems. You will collaborate with software, product, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust, scalable hardware that meets performance, reliability, and cost targets.

The role emphasizes system-level validation, HDL development, and assessment of emerging technologies to improve architecture. On-site in Maryland with competitive benefits and growth potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or related field required.
• 7+ years hardware engineering experience.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and FPGA design.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware design specifications from requirements or sketches.
• Plan, design, verify, and test hardware components.
• Perform system-level analysis through all design phases.
• Translate customer needs into technical solutions within cost/schedule constraints.
• Lead architecture planning and schematic/diagram generation.
• Model, simulate, and analyze circuits including FPGA and signal integrity.

Skills

PCIe knowledge

Ethernet PHY

I2C/USB basics

SoC FPGA design

HDL design

Noise reduction

Proven designs

Education

BSEE

MSEE

Related degree accepted

Tools

Riviera Pro

Active-HDL

Questa

VCS

MATLAB

Quartus Prime

Xilinx Vivado

Vitis

Cadence

PSPICE

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

About The Role

The Hardware Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing complex hardware systems that meet rigorous performance, reliability, and cost requirements. This role involves collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including software engineers, product managers, and manufacturing to ensure seamless integration and functionality of hardware components. The engineer will lead efforts in system-level troubleshooting, validation, and testing to guarantee that hardware solutions comply with industry standards and customer specifications. Additionally, the position requires continuous evaluation of emerging technologies to innovate and improve existing hardware architectures. Ultimately, the Hardware Systems Engineer will deliver robust and scalable hardware solutions that drive the success of the company's products in the competitive marketplace.

Required Skills And Experience

• Knowledge of PCI Express, DDR or other high-speed interfaces, preferably with practical experience.
• Knowledge of Ethernet down to the physical layer, preferably with practical experience.
• Knowledge of basic serial communication interfaces like I2C and USB, preferably with practical experience.
• Knowledge of SoC FPGA design, preferably with practical experience.
• Experience with design and debug of HDL coding (VHDL, Verilog/System Verilog) targeting communication signal processing and low latency processing.
• Good understanding of practical techniques for noise reduction / control and electrical susceptibility immunity.
• Successful track record of completed design efforts.

Desired Skills And Experience

• Expert knowledge of hardware technologies with 7 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience dealing with timing constraints and closing timing on FPGA designs.
• Familiarity with basic DSP functional blocks such as filtering and FFT.
• Previously performed high-speed signal integrity analysis.
• Experience with RF design and debug techniques.
• Exposure to, and experience with, EMC/EMI and Environmental qualification processes.
• Scripting capabilities like Python for debug tools and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware design specifications based on requirements, or concept sketches.
• Perform technical planning, circuit level design, implementation, verification, formal Acceptance and Production tests.
• Perform system-level analysis through all phases of the product design cycle: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timing analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition to address customer requirements.
• Lead and actively participate in hardware design including architecture plan, generation of functional block diagrams, state diagrams, and schematics.
• Perform design analysis including circuit modeling and simulation, field programmable gate array (FPGA) simulations, signal integrity modeling, power analysis, failure mode analysis, and manufacturability analysis.
• Implementation of the design including oversight of layout, support procurement of first article and debug of the first article build.
• Write and review design, release, and support documentation: design review documents, production manuals, interface control documents, test procedures, etc.
• Active coordination with other departments for system integration, software integration, testing, and production throughout the design effort.
• Support co-worker development efforts and solicit assistance when necessary or appropriate.
• Provide maintenance support of existing products for adding enhancements, handling parts obsolescence and corrective actions.
• Execute tasks in accordance with QMS processes and procedures.

Toolsets

• Proficiency using simulation tools such as Riviera Pro, Active-HDL, Questa, VCS, and MATLAB.
• Proficiency with FPGA implementation tools such as Quartus Prime and AMD-Xilinx Vivado and Vitis toolsets.
• Experience with Cadence, PSPICE, and Microsoft Office.
• Proficiency with classic hardware lab tools such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and function generators.

Job Type: Full-Time/Regular

Years of Experience: 7+ Years; early to mid-career hardware engineer with telecommunications and/or telemetry data systems background desired

Minimum Level of Education: 4-Year Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) or Master's degree in electrical engineering (MSEE) preferred; a 4-year Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline such as Computer Engineering will also be considered.

Travel: Minimal travel required

Clearance: Clearance is not required immediately, but the candidate must be able to qualify.

Benefits

• Employer shared medical, dental and vision insurance
• Numerous voluntary benefits to choose from
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Leave
• Eleven (11) paid holidays
• Awesome and rewarding culture

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Applicants with disabilities may contact Human Resources to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request accommodation at any time.