Lead Hardware Engineer

A2E Technologies 1; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A2e Technologies is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer in the San Diego area for a long-term contract/Perm role. You will design high-speed digital boards, bring them up in a lab, and ensure testability and reliability for space hardware programs.

The role requires expertise with DDR, FPGAs, networking, and schematic capture tools, plus a strong debugging mindset. Responsibilities include performing tests, generating test plans, and reporting results, while applying SI/PI methods and industry

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-speed digital boards (>1GHz signals) with DDR, FPGAs, Networking.
• Experience with EMC mitigation techniques and testing.
• Signal integrity and power integrity simulation experience; Vivado/Quartus familiarity.
• Schematic capture with Altium, OrCAD, or DxDesigner; test equipment usage including oscilloscopes and probes.
• Ability to bring up circuit boards in a professional lab and run test cases with thorough reporting.
• Knowledge of verification methodologies and space industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Bring up circuit boards and execute tests in a lab setting.
• Perform debugging and root-cause analysis with detailed reports.
• Develop test cases and document results for quality assurance.
• Work with power supplies, function generators, DMMs, scopes and probes.
• Apply verification methodologies suitable for space hardware.

Skills

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

FPGA design

Schematic capture

Troubleshooting & debugging

Test execution & reporting

Space hardware standards

Tools

Altium

Vivado/Quartus

OrCAD/DxDesigner

HyperLynx

Xilinx/Intel device families

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].