Hardware Design Engineer

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Title:

Hardware Design Engineer Hiring Organization:

Connexion Systems & Engineering Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type Duration:

3+ years Pay rate: $65-$100/hr. depending on experience

Job Location:

Lexington, MA Job#: bh18855

Description:

Baseband Hardware Design Engineer This engineer will support the development and testing of baseband hardware and PCBAs for advanced communications systems. The hardware in question is highly SWaP-C constrained and spans RF to digitization. The first 3-6 months of the role will be primarily in the lab testing and debugging existing hardware, after which the role transitions into more design work for follow-on hardware in different form factors and configurations. A strong background in both design and test is required. Responsibilities Test and debug of miniature hardware spanning RF front-end, transceivers, SoCs, and baseband processors Design of communication hardware targeting miniature form factors Writing and support of design validation and test plans Collaboration with RF engineers, software engineers, mechanical engineers, and signal processing teams Required Skills Experience with part selection, schematic capture, layout, and test of complex mixed-signal boards targeting SoCs or FPGAs, including clocking, power, and high-speed interfaces Experience working in desktop and embedded Linux Experience with one or more scripting/embedded programming languages such as Python, C/C++, or Bash Experience with lab equipment including high-speed oscilloscopes, bench power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar Experience working on cross-disciplinary teams with mechanical and RF engineers Nice to Have Experience designing cost- and size-sensitive baseband hardware for commercial, cellular, or defense applications Experience with high-reliability design for aerospace or defense applications Experience designing for medium-rate production (up to thousands per year) Understanding of RF communication systems and digital signal processing, and ability to translate these into hardware requirements for data converters, processing, and RF performance Experience with NXP i.

MX or similar processors Experience with baseband processors Experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGAs, MPSoCs, or ACAPs Experience with ADI transceivers Experience with Mentor Graphics Xpedition Experience with Altium Experience with SERDES (e.g., PCIe Gen 2+) Experience with DDR (e.g., LPDDR5) Additional Information Ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance is sufficient to start Due to the nature of the work, this position is 100% onsite Interview process: initial phone screen followed by a second-round panel interview (onsite preferred for local candidates; remote option available for relocating candidates) Qualifications & Experience Must Have Bachelor's Degree 5+ years of hardware design (schematic capture, layout, routing, and bring-up) 5+ years designing and evaluating complex electrical systems 3+ years programming (e.g., Python, C/C++) 1+ year experience with embedded Linux 3+ years experience with test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, emulators, digital multimeters) 5+ years of experience with testing frameworks and debugging tools Nice to Have High-reliability design (aerospace/defense) Communication hardware design experience Experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGAs, MPSoCs, ACAPs Experience with Mentor DxDesigner/Xpedition Proficiency with Altium Please use the apply button to submit your resume for consideration. A Connexion Representative will contact you shortly. You may also send your resume and cover letter via email to the recruiter listed below. You MUST include the Job# and Job Title in your subject line. If you are active in a job search but this job is not for you, please reach out to jobpostings@csetalent.com . We would be glad to help you find the perfect job!