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As a Hardware Systems Engineer - Board Design within the Silicon Validation Hardware team, you will contribute to the development of next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient system-on-chip technology. Your daily responsibilities include developing specifications from cross-functional requirements, performing schematic capture and circuit design, defining layout and routing constraints, and conducting simulations. You will be responsible for FPGA and CPLD development, board bring-up, testing, characterization, and debugging complex system-level problems. The role requires expertise in power and signal integrity analysis, high-speed interface design, and the use of lab equipment like scopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers. Technical skills include RTL experience with Verilog or VHDL, as well as test automation using Perl, Tcl, or Python. You will solve critical hardware challenges to ensure seamless performance for integrated silicon products.
Develop technical specifications based on requirements from cross-functional teams.
Perform schematic capture, circuit design, and define layout and routing constraints.
Develop FPGA and CPLD logic for system functionality.
Execute board bring-up, testing, characterization, and hardware debugging.
Conduct power and signal integrity analysis for high-performance designs.
Design and characterize high-speed interfaces.
Debug complex system-level issues on test boards and production systems.
What we're looking for
BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related degree program with 10 years of experience.
Experience with schematic level board design (preferred).
Understanding of board bringup and debug strategies (preferred).
Strong fundamentals in EE concepts including transistor operation, signal integrity, transmission lines, timing analysis, and digital logic (preferred).
RTL experience using Verilog or VHDL (preferred).
FPGA design experience (preferred).
Proficiency with standard hardware lab equipment like scopes, logic/spectrum analyzers, signal generators, eLoads, and protocol analyzers (preferred).
Test automation expertise using Perl, Tcl, or Python (preferred).