Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer
Core
Design high-performance coherent DSP platforms and reference boards for 400G/800G optical transmission, focusing on high-speed signal integrity, power delivery, and system validation.
Role type
Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer (Board-level)
Builds
High-speed optical connectivity hardware platforms and evaluation systems for hyperscale cloud and telecom networks
Domain
Semiconductor / Optical Communications / High-Speed Electronics
Required skills
Board-level hardware design, High-speed signal integrity simulation, Power circuit design, Analog circuit design, PCB layout collaboration, Board bring-up and debugging, Failure analysis, Schematic capture, Laboratory characterization
Preferred skills
Experience with coherent DSP platforms, 110 GHz+ bandwidth design, FPGA/microprocessor integration, Design for test (DFT)
Technologies
OrCAD CIS/CIP, Altium, Ansys HFSS, SIwave, Keysight ADS, PSpice, Vector Network Analyzers, Time-domain reflectometry, Oscilloscopes, Logic analyzers
Responsibilities
Architect and simulate high-speed interconnects and signal paths; Design power distribution networks and power circuits; Lead board bring-up, characterization, and validation; Perform board-level failure analysis and root cause identification; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define platform requirements; Work with PCB layout engineers to define stack-ups and routing constraints.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC
