Hardware Engineer

Hollywood, United States | Posted on 09/29/2022

Our Client, a products company, is wholly devoted to design, engineering, sales and support of telemetry data systems and tactically oriented mission-critical communications solutions. We are headquartered in Hollywood, MD, with a great team, well-established product lines, and a growing client base.

They are seeking a Hardware (HW) Engineer to work as a member of the Product Engineering Team to develop hardware-based product solutions focused on telemetry and electronic communications technologies.

• Develop hardware design specifications based on requirements, or concept sketches.
• Perform technical planning, printed circuit board (PCB) level design, implementation, verification, formal Acceptance and Production tests.
• Perform system-level analysis: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timing analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition, as necessary, to address customer requirements.
• Lead and actively participate in hardware design including architecture plan, generation of functional block diagrams, state diagrams, and schematics.
• Perform design analysis including circuit modeling, field programmable gate array (FPGA) simulations, signal integrity modeling, failure mode analysis, and manufacturability analysis.
• Implementation of the design including oversight of layout, support procurement of first article and debug of the first article build. Ensure cohesive integration of technologies and solutions
• Write and review design, release, and support documentation: development review documents, production manuals, interface control documents, test procedures, etc.
• Active coordination with other departments for system integration, software integration, testing, and production throughput the design effort.
• Support co-worker development efforts, and solicit assistance, when necessary or appropriate.
• Provide maintenance support of existing products for adding enhancements, handling parts obsolescence and corrective actions.
• Execute tasking in accordance with QMS processes and procedures

• Knowledge of PCI and/or PCI Express, preferably with practical experience
• Knowledge of Ethernet down to the physical layer, preferably with practical experience
• Good understanding of practical techniques for noise reduction / control and electrical susceptibility immunity
• Successful track record of completed design efforts.
• Ability to cohesively work with a diverse team and multiple departments.
• Ability to drive a project through to success within a standard process framework with minimal oversight
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Ability to validate requirements and synthesize complex technical details and design solutions to meet them
• Ability to resolve technical issues spanning multiple technical and/or functional areas
• Experience using basic lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and multi meters.
• The ability to efficiently drive a successful product development cycle from concept through production.

• Expert knowledge of hardware technologies with 7 years’ experience of relevant industry experience
• Able to be tasked with VHDL code development and FPGA design
• Familiarity with basic DSP functional blocks such as filtering and FFT
• Previously performed high-speed signal integrity analysis
• Experience with RF design and debug techniques
• Exposure to, and experience with, EMC/EMI and Environmental qualification processes
• Familiarity with basic communication interfaces such as USB, RS232, Ethernet
• Proficiency using Active-HDL, Matlab, Quartus
  
  II, Cadence, PSPICE, MS Office
• Proficiency with classic HW lab tools such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, etc.

Hollywood, Maryland, United States

• Full-Time/Regular

• 4+ Years; early to mid-career professional hardware engineer with telecommunications and / or telemetry data systems background desired

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) or Master’s degree in electrical engineering (MSEE) preferred; 4-year Bachelor’s degree in related technical discipline such as Computer Engineering will be considered.

Security Clearance level not required immediately but must be able to qualify and obtain when necessary.

• Employer shared medical, dental and vision insurance
• Numerous voluntary benefits to choose from