Senior Hardware Design Engineer – RF/High-Speed, Hybrid

FC Design Services; Mason (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

PTO

Flexibility

Job summary

FC Design Services in Mason, Ohio, seeks a senior hardware engineer to turn client ideas into working boards. You will own schematic capture and PCB layout from concept through production for mixed-signal, RF, and high-speed designs.

Lead design reviews, explain tradeoffs to clients, and collaborate with manufacturing to ensure DFM/DFT readiness and first-time success. Hybrid onsite in Mason preferred.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years hands-on hardware design experience.
• BSEE or BSCpE or equivalent.
• Strong schematic and PCB layout skills in Altium Designer; KiCad is a plus.
• RF and/or high-speed layout experience with impedance control and signal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead client hardware projects end-to-end from requirements and architecture through prototype bring-up and release to production.
• Create schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for mixed-signal, RF, and high-speed designs.
• Design controlled-impedance and high-speed interfaces, including stackup planning and signal integrity.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for clients: scope work, run design reviews, and explain tradeoffs.
• Bring up and debug boards in the lab with oscilloscopes and analyzers.
• Collaborate with manufacturing on DFM/DFT for first-time manufacturability.
• Manage several projects simultaneously and adapt as priorities shift.

Skills

Hardware design

Altium Designer

RF/high-speed layout

Client communication

Self-direction

Education

BSEE or BSCpE

Tools

KiCad

Job description

FC Design Services in Mason, Ohio, seeks a senior hardware engineer to turn client ideas into working boards. You will own schematic capture and PCB layout from concept through production for mixed-signal, RF, and high-speed designs.

Lead design reviews, explain tradeoffs to clients, and collaborate with manufacturing to ensure DFM/DFT readiness and first-time success. Hybrid onsite in Mason preferred.