Remote Senior Hardware Designer – High-Speed Electronics

Fidus Systems; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Matching 401(k) contributions

Annual profit-sharing bonus

Other supplementary benefits

Job summary

Fidus is seeking a Hardware Designer to architect and deliver complex, high-performance electronic systems. You will collaborate with FPGA, software, and SI/PI teams to define architectures, design high-speed circuits (DDR, PCIe, SerDes), and support full product development from concept through validation.

Fully remote with ~15% travel, you will mentor junior designers, lead design reviews, ensure production-ready documentation, and help develop test plans and lab bring-up.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of direct electronics design experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Ability to lead a design technically and as a mentor.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of high-speed circuit and multi-layer PCB design.
• Background in FPGA designs, including 32Gbps diff pairs, power/thermal design.
• Experience with high-speed devices and protocols including DDR4, PCIe Gen4, MIPI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB-C, HDMI, SerDes and JESD204B.

Responsibilities

• Develop the system and board level architectural design, collaborating with software and FPGA teams.
• Provide schematic design and component selection for high-speed circuits and memory busses.
• Conduct design simulations using LTSpice and prototype bench tests.
• Lead design reviews to ensure quality standards are met.
• Create parts libraries and schematic captures with embedded layout constraints.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and lab bring-up for hardware prototypes.
• Mentor junior designers and support post-project technical inquiries.

Tools

Cadence CIS

OrCAD

Cadence Allegro

Oscilloscopes

VNA

Job description

Fidus is seeking a Hardware Designer to architect and deliver complex, high-performance electronic systems. You will collaborate with FPGA, software, and SI/PI teams to define architectures, design high-speed circuits (DDR, PCIe, SerDes), and support full product development from concept through validation.

Fully remote with ~15% travel, you will mentor junior designers, lead design reviews, ensure production-ready documentation, and help develop test plans and lab bring-up.