Job Description

The HW Design Engineer will design and deliver high-quality boards and test platforms for Microcontroller / FPGAs. Directly responsible for all aspects of hardware design and delivery, including schematic capture, managing constraints, and overseeing layout, BOM management, design verification testing of the board, debug, and bring-up support for Emulation/Verification teams. Working closely with cross-functional teams involved with a typical hardware design project: mechanical design, PCB CAD, Power/Signal Integrity analysis, component engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and customers. This person will be expected to be a strong technical contributor, working independently, or overseeing junior engineers as applicable, in all stages from requirements gathering and concept development, to production qualification and support.

Technical Skills

• High speed board design, Signal integrity, Power design
• Digital / Mixed-Signal Design Experience for IoT/ Consumer / Industrial / Automotive markets
• Microprocessor / FPGA Experience – TI, NXP, Qualcomm, Renesas, Xilinx, Altera FPGA.
• Audio and Video Design Experience – LCD, HDMI, Display port, DSI, CSI, McASP
• Wired Connectivity – Ethernet, USB, PCIe,
• DC/DC Power supply design, Battery operated product design experience
• Test and Debug – Board Bring Up, Interface testing, Level zero coding
• Knowledge of debugging tools like IDEs, Emulators
• Multi-layer PCB Layout, DFM & DFA knowledge.
• Exposure to design tools – ORCAD, Allegro / Mentor Graphics / Altium
• Design knowledge with memory architectures & their interfaces SRAM, SDRAM, DPRAM, EEPROM, DDR2/3
• Experience with protocols & interfaces like RS-232, 485, SPI, I2C,IrDA, ARINC429, AFDX.
• Hands on experience with high speed digital design like FPGA, Processors and Controllers interfaces
• Analysis: AC, DC, Loading, Power, Current, Derating, Lighting, Obsolescence
• Preparation of schematic design, netlist, and BOM using various ECAD tools
• Verification of the Designed PCB Files using Allegro and Cadstar Design viewer
• Testing and troubleshooting of the designed boards.
• 4+ years experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, etc.
• 2+ years experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.

Educational Qualifications

• B. Tech / M. Tech degree in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer science with 4 to 6 years of experience.
• Good verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with teams spread geographically.
• Good debugging and analytical skills.