Senior Hardware Design Engineer

About the position

Z3 Technology, LLC, a world leading developer of video compression systems, is seeking a highly motivated person to join our team in the position of Senior Hardware Engineer. This position is located in our office in Geneva, IL. This engineer plays a vital role in the design, bring up, documentation and support of electronic hardware. Strong embedded computing systems hardware and FPGA design skills are necessary. The Senior Hardware Engineer will participate and be responsible for the entire life cycle, from design to production and support of specialized hardware systems for video processing such as video cameras, streaming encoders/decoders and DVR's, including architecture design, schematics design, FPGA design, bring up/debug, testing, qualification and support.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain embedded hardware products for video processing.
• System architecture design including FPGA partitioning, power, clocks, etc.
• Create specifications from internal requirements and customer requirements.
• FPGA design using Verilog HDL, including verification, timing closure, etc.
• Electronic schematics design. Work with outside vendors for PCB layout.
• Create and maintain bill of materials (BOM), assist with product costing.
• Work closely with the Software Engineering team to bring up working products.
• Create and maintain hardware documentation for internal and external users.
• Create validation plans for devices, and lead risk assessment for manufacturing.
• Work with the Manufacturing team to enable efficient product fabrication.
• Troubleshoot and maintain existing hardware.
• Assist Sales and Marketing with questions, diagrams, specifications, etc as needed.
• Execute process for product failure communication, identification, and resolution.
• Assist customers with their integrations of Z3's products or other issues.

Requirements

• BSEE is required
• 3-5+ years of experience as a hardware engineer and/or FPGA engineer.
• Experience with FPGA design, implementation, simulation and verification.
• Strong understanding of general hardware product architecture, design, development, verification, and certification processes.
• Ability to interface and communicate well with other members of the team, vendors, service providers and occasionally with external customers.
• High attention to detail
• Fluent in English with strong written and oral communication skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with the board level design of embedded systems with SoC plus FPGA, DDR.
• Strong FPGA design skills, Verilog, simulation.
• Experience working with and implementing interfaces such as MIPI, SDI, LVDS, BT656/1120, I2C, I2S, SPI, Ethernet, PCIe, UART, etc.
• Experience designing with high speed signals, differential pairs, controlled impedance.
• Working knowledge of video TX/RX IC's such as HDMI, Displayport, SDI, MIPI-CSI/DSI.
• Proficient in the lab, handle soldering tools as needed for debug and troubleshooting designs.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, multimeters, TDR, logic analyzer, probes, etc.
• Experience developing low-level basic C-language code or scripts used to verify the hardware.
• Some knowledge of Cadence Orcad and Allegro or PCB Designer.
• Located in Greater Chicago area; some telecommuting is OK.

Benefits

• 401(K) and Profit Sharing Plan
• Paid Holidays and Personal Leave
• Company Paid Health and Dental Insurance For Employee