Senior Hardware Design Engineer | MRL Consulting
MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment • Farnborough, ENG, GB
12 days ago
Job description
Senior Hardware Design Engineer – ASIC & High-Speed Systems
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global technology organisation for an experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer to develop complex, high-speed hardware for advanced communication systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop hardware architectures and translate system requirements into detailed designs.
- Design Evaluation Boards (EVBs) for ASIC validation, characterisation and system integration.
- Design high-speed clocking, power delivery and Power Distribution Networks (PDNs).
- Perform Power Integrity (PI) and Signal Integrity (SI) analysis.
- Develop schematics and define PCB stack-up, HDI and multilayer PCB requirements.
- Work closely with PCB layout teams and review schematic, placement and routing.
- Support board bring-up, hardware debugging, validation and characterisation.
- Develop test plans and technical documentation.
- Support DFM/DFT reviews and production ramp-up.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related field.
- 8+ years’ experience in hardware design and development of complex electronic systems.
- Proven experience taking hardware from architecture and schematic design through to board bring-up and ASIC validation.
- Strong experience with high-speed SerDes, ideally at 26.4Gbps+.
- Experience with power supply design, power sequencing, high-current power delivery and PDN optimisation.
- Strong understanding of SI, PI and IR drop analysis.
- Experience with high-layer-count PCB, HDI and high-speed design.
- Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD Capture, Allegro or equivalent.
- Experience with MCU/microprocessor hardware and interfaces including DDR, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, UART and SDIO.
- Experience with high-frequency RF design, ideally 10GHz+, is highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum/signal analysers, VNAs and power analysers.
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
- Experience with mixed-signal design, manufacturing, reliability testing or ASIC development is advantageous.
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