Lead Digital Hardware Engineer – FPGA, PCIe, PCB

NPAworldwide; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced digital electronic hardware. You will drive architecture through design, testing, and production, collaborating across FPGA, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.

The role demands 8+ years in digital hardware, strong PCB and high-speed design skills, and excellence in debugging.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital hardware design and development.
• Schematic capture and complex multilayer PCB design experience.
• Experience with processors, FPGAs, memory, clocking, and power architectures.
• Strong knowledge of high-speed digital design, signal/power integrity, timing, impedance control.
• Experience with DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART interfaces.
• Hands-on hardware debugging with test equipment (oscilloscopes, analyzers).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• FPGA design with VHDL/Verilog is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of complex digital hardware including processors, FPGAs, memory, and high-speed interfaces.
• Perform schematic design, multilayer PCB development, bring-up, integration, debugging, and verification.
• Define PCB layout requirements: stack-up, impedance control, signal integrity, high-speed routing.
• Conduct design analyses, component selection, reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Develop verification plans, test procedures, and qualification strategies.
• Collaborate with FPGA, software, mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and resolve hardware issues.
• Support production, product enhancements, and ongoing improvements.

Skills

Schematic capture

Multilayer PCB design

High-speed digital design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Impedance control

Hardware debugging

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

NPAworldwide in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced digital electronic hardware. You will drive architecture through design, testing, and production, collaborating across FPGA, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.

The role demands 8+ years in digital hardware, strong PCB and high-speed design skills, and excellence in debugging.