Staff Hardware Engineer

Think Consulting; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Think Consulting seeks an experienced hardware design engineer to lead the development of satellite modem hardware in the Greater Phoenix area. You will own the full board lifecycle, from component selection through schematic and layout, to lab bring-up and validation.

You will work closely with teammates and engineering leadership, becoming a technical reference for junior engineers and across the cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of hardware design experience.
• Strong background designing communications systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design for next generation satellite modems.
• Oversee full board lifecycle from component choice to schematic/layout.
• Perform SI/PI analysis and bring-up in lab; validate designs.
• Collaborate with engineering management and peers; mentor less experienced engineers.

Skills

FPGA design

PCB layout

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Clock distribution

Ethernet PHYs

Lab instrumentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Memory interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

PCB design tools

Signal integrity software

Job description

Greater Phoenix, AZ area | On-site, five days per week | Full-time, exempt

About the Company

Our client is a well-established global technology provider delivering satellite and space communications, wireless and terrestrial networks, and public-safety systems to commercial and government customers worldwide. The organization is investing in its next stage of growth and wants engineers who enjoy hard problems and take pride in shipping hardware that works.

The Opportunity

You will lead hardware design for the next generation of satellite modems. The role covers the full board lifecycle, from choosing components through schematic and layout, signal and power integrity analysis, and bring-up in the lab. You'll collaborate closely with teammates and engineering management, and you'll be a technical reference for less experienced engineers.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and document hardware for satellite modems and related products, including:
  • FPGA-based modem platforms implemented on custom PCBs
  • Component selection
  • Schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis
  • Board bring-up, debug, and validation
• Communicate clearly and work effectively with peers and engineering leadership

What You Bring

• Strong background designing communications systems
• Hands-on design experience with FPGAs, microprocessors, and supporting circuitry, along with memory technologies such as DDR/LPDDR, Flash, SPI NOR, and eMMC
• Experience designing clock distribution networks, including PLLs, fanout buffers, differential and single-ended signaling, and termination strategies
• Experience designing and analyzing power distribution networks
• Familiarity with Ethernet PHYs and switch devices, SERDES interfaces, ADCs, and DACs
• Comfort with lab instruments such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, and logic analyzers
• Proficiency with standard office and diagramming tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Experience supporting multi-disciplinary, cross-functional, matrixed teams

Nice to Have

• Understanding of satellite communications and SATCOM waveforms
• RF and L-band design and layout knowledge
• Soldering and rework skills
• Track record of leadership and mentoring
• Active DoD clearance, or ability to obtain one

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of hardware design experience

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status