Lead Hardware Engineer

A2e-Technologies; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A2e-Technologies is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer for a long-term contract or permanent role. The position covers high-speed digital design, DDR, FPGAs, networking, and space-grade verification. Multiple locations are listed (San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles, Virginia) with ASAP start.

US Citizens or Green Card holders only. You will bring up boards, perform tests, and report results using Verilog/VHDL, Vivado/Quartus, and high-end test equipment in a professional lab setting.

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-speed boards (>1GHz) with DDR, FPGAs, Networking.
• Experience with Altium schematic capture.
• EMC mitigation techniques and testing experience.
• Signal Integrity and Power Integrity simulations experience.
• Verilog or VHDL/SystemVerilog proficiency and FPGA tooling.

Responsibilities

• Bring up circuit boards in a professional lab environment.
• Perform test execution, create test plans and report results.
• Debug and identify root causes with detailed analysis.
• Apply SI/PI methodologies and space-industry verification standards.

Skills

High-speed design

DDR and FPGA

Networking

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Debugging

Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD/DxDesigner

Vivado

Quartus

HyperLynx

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Title: Lead Hardware Engineer

Term: Long-Term Contract/Perm

Location: San Diego, Ca, Irvine, Ca, Los Angeles, Ca, Virginia

Start Date: ASAP

Required: US Citizen or Green Card Holder Only

• Experience designing high-speed digital boards (>1GHz signals) with DDR, FPGAs, Networking, etc.
• Experience with Altium schematic capture
• Experience with EMC mitigation techniques and testing
• Signal Integrity simulation experience.
• Power Integrity simulation experience *A Plus!
• Some experience with FPGA design and toolsets *A Plus!
• Quality candidates will have experience with:
• Bringing up circuit boards.
• With technical equipment such as but notlimited to power supplies, function generators, DMMs, Oscilloscopes with specialized probes.
• Working in a professional laboratory setting.
• With test execution, including test case generation, execution, and reporting.
• Debugging and problem-solving skills to identify root causes and provide detailed analysis.
• Knowledge of verification methodologies and standards relevant to the space industry.

Additional Requirements:

• Verilog / VHDL/SystemVerilog/Vitis, Versal
• Experience with latest versions of some Xilinx / Altera devices such as: Kintex, Artix, Zynq, Cyclone V, Cyclone V SoC, Stratix, Arria
• Experience with Vivado and/or latest version of Quartus
• Schematic Capture with OrCAD, DxDesigner, or Altium
• Use of signal integrity tools such as HyperLynx a plus

A2e Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a protected veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact [e-mail].