Lead Hardware Engineer — High-Speed Digital & FPGA

A2e-Technologies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A2e-Technologies is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer in San Diego, CA for a long-term contract/perm role. The candidate will design and bring up high-speed digital boards (>1GHz) with DDR, FPGAs, and networking, using Altium for schematic capture and conducting EMC testing and signal integrity simulations.

Prior exposure to space industry verification methods is valued. The position requires US citizenship or a green card holder, with start ASAP and location options in San Diego, Irvine, Los

Qualifications

• 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 is a plus
• Some FPGA design experience and toolsets are a plus
• Bringing up circuit boards in a professional lab
• Use of test equipment such as power supplies, function generators, DMMs, oscilloscopes with probes
• Experience with test execution, test case generation, execution and reporting
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills to identify root causes
• Knowledge of verification methodologies relevant to space industry

Responsibilities

• Design and bring-up high-speed digital boards
• Perform signal and power integrity simulations
• Utilize Altium for schematic capture and layout checks
• Conduct EMC mitigation techniques and testing
• Verify FPGA designs using Vivado/Quartus and related toolchains
• Operate lab equipment for board bring-up and testing
• Create and execute test plans, report findings and root causes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues

Skills

High-speed design

Altium schematic capture

EMC testing

Signal integrity

Power integrity

FPGA design

Board bring-up

Lab testing

Test execution

Debugging & problem solving

Verification methodologies

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

OrCAD

DxDesigner

Altium

HyperLynx

Job description

A2e-Technologies is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer in San Diego, CA for a long-term contract/perm role. The candidate will design and bring up high-speed digital boards (>1GHz) with DDR, FPGAs, and networking, using Altium for schematic capture and conducting EMC testing and signal integrity simulations.

Prior exposure to space industry verification methods is valued. The position requires US citizenship or a green card holder, with start ASAP and location options in San Diego, Irvine, Los