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Hardware Design Engineer – Application Engineering, Staff

Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaFull-time2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, develop, bring-up, and validate evaluation platforms for next-generation Optical DSP, Active Electrical Cable (AEC), and Optical Transceiver solutions supporting AI and cloud infrastructure.

Role type

Staff Hardware Design Engineer (Application Engineering)

Builds

Evaluation boards (EVBs) and application engineering platforms for high-speed optical and electrical systems

Domain

Semiconductor / High-speed optical communications / AI infrastructure

Required skills

Board-level hardware design, High-speed SerDes design, PCB layout, Signal integrity analysis, Power integrity analysis, Root-cause analysis, Laboratory debugging, Schematic capture, PAM4 signaling knowledge

Preferred skills

HFSS simulation, Optical transceiver design, Thermal analysis, PCB stack-up design, Manufacturing qualification

Technologies

FPGA, DSP, PAM4, SerDes, HFSS

Responsibilities

Own EVB development projects from specification through validation; Lead hardware bring-up and debugging; Drive signal and power integrity analysis; Support customers integrating DSP products into optical transceivers; Analyze power delivery networks for high-performance DSP and optical products

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC