Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Intellectt INC; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectt INC is seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer in Dublin, CA to lead hands-on electrical/hardware design across mixed-signal analog and digital domains. You will own schematic/PCB design, power tree architecture, and board validation for high-speed interfaces like DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, and QSPI.

Onsite role requiring leadership and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, strong lab skills, and deep knowledge of EMI/EMC, signal integrity, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of Electrical/Hardware Design experience with hands-on hardware design.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

High-speed PCB routing

Power architecture

FPGA/ARM/RISC-V ecosystems

Signal integrity/EMI/EMC

Communication protocols (I2C/SPI/UART/

Oscilloscopes/ VNAs/ spectrum analy

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Xpedition

Altium

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer with 10+ years of Electrical/Hardware Design experience and strong expertise in mixed-signal analog and digital design. The role requires hands‑on experience in high-speed PCB design, power tree architecture, processor and FPGA ecosystems, signal integrity, EMI/EMC, hardware validation, and board-level troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will have strong schematic and PCB design ownership, Xpedition experience, advanced laboratory instrumentation skills, and technical leadership capabilities.

Key Skills

• Mixed-signal analog and digital design, schematic and PCB design, and high-speed PCB routing and layout for DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, and QSPI with strict impedance control.
• Power tree architecture and complex DC-DC power management networks using buck and boost regulators, LDO regulators, and sequencing; power integrity, thermal management, and component derating.
• Processor and FPGA ecosystems, including advanced microprocessors, microcontrollers such as ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V, and FPGAs; FPGA board bring‑up and hardware validation.
• Signal integrity and EMI/EMC, including mitigation of noise, crosstalk, and electromagnetic interference to ensure FCC, CE, automotive, and aerospace compliance.
• Communication protocols including I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, CAN, USB, and Ethernet.
• Advanced laboratory instrumentation, including digital storage oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, vector network analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
• Advanced component-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, board bring‑up, hardware validation, thermal management, and de-rating analysis.
• Enterprise EDA and PCB design tools, including Xpedition, with additional experience in Altium or Cadence Allegro preferred.
• Technical leadership, mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, driving design reviews, and managing cross‑functional dependencies with firmware, mechanical, and software teams.
• Project management activities including architectural trade‑off analyses, component selection matrices, project scheduling, and budgeting.

Required Qualifications

• B.E., B.Tech., M.S., or M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant Electrical/Hardware Design experience, with strong preference for 12+ years of hands‑on hardware design experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience in mixed-signal analog and digital design.
• Strong high‑speed PCB design experience with DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, and QSPI.
• Hands‑on experience with power tree architecture, DC‑DC converters, LDOs, and power sequencing.
• Experience with FPGA, ARM, and RISC‑V ecosystems.
• Strong experience with signal integrity and EMI/EMC.
• Hands‑on experience with I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, CAN, USB, and Ethernet.
• Hands‑on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, VNAs, and spectrum analyzers.
• Strong schematic and PCB design ownership and experience with Xpedition.
• Experience leading technical teams and design reviews.
• Willingness to work onsite in Dublin, CA.

Additional Skills

• Aerospace, automotive, medical, or semiconductor industry background.
• Board bring‑up and hardware validation experience.
• Thermal management and component derating experience.
• FCC, CE, automotive, and aerospace compliance experience.
• Cross‑functional leadership experience.
• DDR5 and PCIe Gen4+ experience.
• Power integrity experience.
• FPGA board bring‑up experience.
• Altium or Cadence Allegro experience.
• Master's degree.