Hardware Engineer

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• As a Hardware Engineer , you will focus on the electrical design, simulation, and verification-validation testing of high-speed products in cable assemblies targeting high-speed communications and connectivity within data centers and wireless infrastructure.
• You will be expected to independently work on projects in hardware design and validation for product, and system design including modeling, simulation, testing, and circuit board layout.
• You will work collaboratively within a broader cross-functional team of mechanical, manufacturing, & operations to execute leading-edge product designs.
• You will be the subject matter expert for the electrical performance of a product/platform beginning with the initial analysis through prototype fabrication & evaluation, and production verification testing.
• You will tackle challenging design problems and utilize simulation tools to guide complex designs toward success.

Short Description

• Subject matter expert in high-speed data, electronics design, simulation, and validation activities through product development cycles.
• Establishing electrical design performance/functional requirements for new products.
• Product development of high-speed cable assemblies from conception to manufacturing.
• Component selection, schematic design, PCB Layout, and product validation testing.
• Creating actionable recommendations based on design reviews and simulation results.
• Making data-driven decisions about the product functionality and areas for improvement.

Requirements:

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in a high-speed hardware engineering role.
• Electronic design and analysis tools (Altium PCB, ADS, Ansys Designer, Ansys HFSS).
• Experience with cable/cable assembly designs (high-speed twin-ax cables, direct attach copper (DAC) cables, active copper cables).
• Experience with high-speed test equipment (Digital Sampling Oscilloscope, Vector Network Analyzer, Bit Error Rate Tester, TDR, Pattern Generators, Power Supplies, etc.)
• Experience with signal conditioning techniques (equalization, amplification, FIRs, CTLEs).
• Experience with component selection, schematic capture, printed circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly. 
• A solid understanding of electromagnetic theory and electrical circuit behavior.
• Strong analytical capabilities to interpret simulation and lab data to identify issues and provide solutions to fix identified problems. 
• Experience in project leadership, especially as it applies to design, development & manufacturing teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a global environment – able to accommodate varying time zones, fluent in English (verbal/written), able to collaborate with individuals across geographies.
• The individual must be highly motivated, a quick learner, and able to work independently.