Senior Hardware Engineer NEW

$100,000 - $125,000/Yr

Digital Prospectors - Cambridge, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Cambridge, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Hardware Engineer will lead and execute complex circuit design projects, focusing on innovative embedded systems. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with limited oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and detailed documentation of system architecture to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
• Conduct detailed electrical analysis, design, and schematic capture to meet project requirements.
• Collaborate with ECAD resources to manage PCB layout design, ensuring high-quality and efficient designs without performing the layout yourself.
• Bring prototypes up and perform debugging to validate design performance.
• Ensure all systems and components meet functional specifications through thorough verification processes.
• Characterize system performance to optimize designs and meet project milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's degree preferred).
• Minimum of 7 years of overall experience in electrical engineering.
• Strong fundamentals in electrical engineering, with robust analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience designing PCBs that integrate commercial state-of-the-art processors, FPGAs, and Systems on Chip (SoCs).
• Knowledge in designing power distribution networks for advanced processors and FPGAs, including simulation and verification using tools like Ansys SIwave.
• Experience with high-speed communication and memory interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, DDR3/4) and ability to develop layout guidelines ensuring signal integrity using tools such as HyperLynx.
• Familiarity with system integration, processor selection, analog integration, sensor design, and data acquisition.
• Understanding of grounding, shielding, and EMI mitigation techniques for complex sensor and actuator systems.
• A low-level understanding of programming languages such as C and VHDL is desirable.
• Active Secret clearance is strongly preferred; candidates must be a United States Citizen.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with advanced simulation tools for electrical design.
• Familiarity with embedded systems programming.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, PTO
• Higher pay rate for W2 hourly contractors without benefits package