Senior Electrical Engineer - High-Speed Digital Hardware

ACTalent; United States; On-site; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

ACTalent is seeking a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and validation of digital and mixed-signal circuit card assemblies for embedded computing platforms in Melbourne, FL.

You will architect high‑speed hardware, guide products from concept to production, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with firmware, FPGA, systems, and mechanical teams to ensure signal and power integrity, reliability and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience focused on digital hardware design.
• Experience with Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design, Cadence design tools, and SPICE simulation tools.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital design and hardware integration and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, high-speed PCB design, and processor-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex circuit card assemblies utilizing modern digital architectures.
• Implement and integrate DDR memory interfaces, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, and other high-speed communications interfaces.
• Design around large-scale application processors, FPGAs, SoCs, and supporting power architectures.
• Develop schematics, component selection, power distribution networks, and interface circuitry.
• Perform circuit simulation and analysis using SPICE-based tools.
• Support PCB layout reviews with emphasis on signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Conduct board bring-up, debug, integration, and verification of newly designed hardware.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues at the board and system level.
• Support EMI/EMC testing and resolve compliance issues.
• Work closely with firmware, FPGA, systems, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers throughout product development.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers while providing technical leadership on complex development efforts.
• Generate and maintain design documentation, test procedures, and engineering reports.

Skills

Digital hardware design

High-speed interfaces

Signal integrity

Power integrity

FPGA/SoC integration

Concept to production

Board bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence design tools

SPICE simulation

Allegro PCB layout

VHDL/Verilog

Job description

Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer - High-Speed Digital Hardware

Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and validation of complex digital and mixed-signal circuit card assemblies (CCAs) supporting advanced embedded computing platforms. This individual will be responsible for architecting and designing high-speed digital hardware, guiding products from concept through production, and serving as a technical leader for less experienced engineers. This role is best suited for an engineer whose recent experience centers around complex digital electronics, high-speed interfaces, processor-based designs, power architecture, board bring-up, and system troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex circuit card assemblies utilizing modern digital architectures.
• Implement and integrate DDR memory interfaces, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, and other high-speed communications interfaces.
• Design around large-scale application processors, FPGAs, SoCs, and supporting power architectures.
• Develop schematics, component selection, power distribution networks, and interface circuitry.
• Perform circuit simulation and analysis using SPICE-based tools.
• Support PCB layout reviews with emphasis on signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Conduct board bring-up, debug, integration, and verification of newly designed hardware.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues at the board and system level.
• Support EMI/EMC testing and resolve compliance issues.
• Work closely with firmware, FPGA, systems, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers throughout product development.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers while providing technical leadership on complex development efforts.
• Generate and maintain design documentation, test procedures, and engineering reports.

Essential Skills

• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience focused on digital hardware design.
• Experience with Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design, Cadence design tools, and SPICE simulation tools.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital design and hardware integration and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, high-speed PCB design, and processor-based architectures.
• Experience bringing complex hardware products from concept through production.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Allegro PCB layout/drawings, rugged cable design/drawing notes, VHDL/Verilog.
• Mentoring/task leadership.
• Recent experience designing and integrating high-speed interfaces such as DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen4/Gen5, USB 3.2, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
• Experience with digital processing platforms, application processors, FPGA-based designs, VHDL development, and FPGA integration.
• Knowledge of power architecture including point-of-load switching power supplies, power sequencing, and mixed-signal power systems.
• Proficiency in hardware development and validation including new board bring-up, circuit simulation, signal integrity simulation, power integrity simulation, lab debugging, and EMI/EMC troubleshooting.

Work Environment

The work environment involves collaboration with firmware, FPGA, systems, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers. The role includes designing with modern digital architectures and utilizing high-speed communications interfaces. Engineers will work in a lab setting for hardware integration, troubleshooting, and validation activities, maintaining a focus on signal and power integrity as well as design for manufacturability and reliability.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Melbourne, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $85.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)