Senior Hardware Engineer: High-Speed PCB & Bring-Up Expert

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer in California to lead board bring-up, test, and high-speed circuit characterization. You will troubleshoot issues, develop test plans, and document findings to drive design improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience and collaboration with manufacturing for scalable production. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in board-level hardware design, proficiency in Altium Designer, and strong expertise in timing, SI/PI, and lab

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of hands-on board-level hardware design experience.
• Experience with bring-up, debugging, and validation work.
• Strong foundation in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes and lab instruments used for board-level testing.
• Ability to develop and execute hardware test plans with repeatable results.
• Solid understanding of timing analysis and design for manufacturing.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• 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 design modifications.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate hardware 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 signal integrity, power integrity, and timing requirements.
• Partner with operations and assembly to ensure manufacturability and readiness for volume production.

Skills

Board-level hardware design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer in California to lead board bring-up, test, and high-speed circuit characterization. You will troubleshoot issues, develop test plans, and document findings to drive design improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience and collaboration with manufacturing for scalable production. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in board-level hardware design, proficiency in Altium Designer, and strong expertise in timing, SI/PI, and lab