Lead Hardware Engineer

A2e Technologies; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A2e Technologies is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer to join our San Diego/Irvine/LA area team. You will design and bring up high-speed digital boards (>1GHz) with FPGAs and DDR, maintain EMC and signal integrity considerations, and work closely with test teams in a professional lab environment.

You will lead hardware verification efforts, develop test plans, and provide detailed analysis of root causes. Strong Altium, Verilog/SystemVerilog, and lab equipment experience are required.

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-speed digital boards (>1GHz signals) with DDR, FPGAs, Networking, etc.
• Schematic capture experience with Altium or equivalent tools.
• Knowledge of EMC mitigation techniques and testing.
• Signal integrity simulation experience; power integrity a plus.
• Some FPGA design experience with toolchains is a plus.
• Experience bringing up circuit boards in a lab environment is required.
• Hands-on use of test equipment (power supplies, function generators, DMMs, oscilloscopes).
• Ability to generate and report test cases and results.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Familiarity with verification methodologies and space industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Bring up circuit boards and verify hardware functionality in lab.
• Plan and execute tests; generate and document test cases and results.
• Identify root causes and provide detailed analysis for issues.
• Work with power, signal integrity, and EMC teams as needed.
• Contribute to hardware verification plans and documentation.

Skills

High-speed digital boards

DDR signaling

FPGAs

Networking interfaces

Altium

EMC mitigation

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog

Vivado/Quartus

OrCAD/DxDesigner/Altium

HyperLynx

Tools

Altium

HyperLynx

Vivado

Quartus

OrCAD

DxDesigner

Job description

Title: Lead Hardware Engineer

Term: Long-Term Contract/Perm

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

Start Date: ASAP

• 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].