Senior Hardware Engineer

Yoh Idibu; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Vision benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

MetLife Voluntary Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

401K Retirement

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training opps

Job summary

Yoh is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead board bring-up, testing, and characterization of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and high-speed circuits. You will troubleshoot issues, verify design modifications, and develop test plans to validate performance against system requirements.

We expect a strong background in Altium Designer, signal integrity, timing, and design for manufacturing, with 8+ years in board-level hardware design. Collaboration with manufacturing teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on board-level hardware design experience.
• Proficiency in Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout review.
• Strong foundation in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and high-speed circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Lead board bring-up, testing, and characterization.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues and implement design modifications.
• Develop and execute hardware test plans.
• Document test results and design improvements.
• Create schematics in Altium Designer.
• Guide PCB layout for signal integrity and timing.
• Collaborate with operations for manufacturability and volume production.
• Perform signal integrity simulations as needed.

Skills

Hardware design

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Test planning

Timing analysis

Design for manufacturing

Independent & collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE

Tools

HyperLynx

Python scripting

Job description

Senior Hardware Engineer

Scope

• Lead board bring-up, hands-on testing, and characterization of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and high-speed circuits.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues, identify root causes, and implement and verify design modifications.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate hardware performance against system requirements.
• Document test results, debug findings, and recommended design improvements.
• Build and maintain detailed schematics using Altium Designer.
• Guide PCB layout to address critical design requirements, including signal integrity, power integrity, and timing.
• Perform signal integrity and high-speed simulations as needed.
• Partner with operations and assembly teams to ensure designs are manufacturable, testable, cost-effective, and ready for volume production.

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Eight or more years of hands-on board-level hardware design experience, including substantial bring-up, debugging, and validation work.
• Proficiency in Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout review.
• Strong foundation in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and high-speed circuit design.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes and other laboratory instruments used for board-level testing and characterization.
• Ability to develop and execute hardware test plans and deliver repeatable, reliable results.
• Strong understanding of timing analysis and design for manufacturing principles.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate closely with hardware, systems, and manufacturing teams.

Pluses

• Experience with HyperLynx or similar high-speed simulation tools.
• Expertise in power integrity and signal integrity analysis.
• Experience automating hardware tests using Python or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with board rework and prototype modifications.

Estimated Min Rate: $70.00

Estimated Max Rate: $85.00/hr+. Depends on work experience

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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