Principal Hardware Engineer, Analog & RF
Core
Design and validate board-level precision analog and RF control electronics for chip-scale atomic clocks and quantum sensors.
Role type
Principal Hardware Engineer (Analog & RF)
Builds
Chip-scale atomic clocks and quantum sensing devices
Domain
Defense, aerospace, and space-qualified hardware
Required skills
board-level analog and RF hardware design, multilayer PCB layout, low-noise precision analog design, RF circuit design (GHz), SPICE simulation, bench instrumentation, scripting for instrument control, version control
Preferred skills
chip-scale atomic clocks and precision frequency references, optoelectronics, embedded firmware (C/C++), FPGA development, size/weight/power constrained design, custom mixed-signal silicon integration, PCB fabrication, defense/aerospace experience, quantum sensing technologies
Technologies
Altium Designer, ARM, C, C++, Embedded, FPGA, Git, Hardware, Network, Security, SPICE, SystemVerilog, Verilog
Responsibilities
Design and lay out multilayer precision analog and RF circuit boards from schematic to debugging, own the precision analog front end for photodetector signal conditioning, design and validate microwave synthesis chains for atomic interrogation, design VCSEL current-drive and thermal-control electronics, develop characterization protocols and test fixtures, collaborate on hardware-software interfaces and system noise budgets, lead design-for-manufacturability efforts, establish design standards and mentor engineers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship