Senior Hardware Design Engineer

4 days ago


Costa Mesa, United States Kforce Full time

Kforce's client, a growing Engineering Technology company located in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior High-Speed Hardware Design Engineer. We are working directly with the hiring manager on this search assignment. This position is 5 days onsite.Summary:This company offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, annual bonus and Stock/RSU's. The Design Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing circuit boards, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure design accuracy, performing design validation and verification, and troubleshooting any design-related issues. The role also involves maintaining documentation and ensuring compliance with industry standards and will lead the development of Design Verification Test (DVT) platforms for validating high-speed transceiver technologies. This role is critical to ensuring signal integrity, performance, and compliance of next-generation wireline communication systems.Responsibilities:Architect and design high-performance DVT boards for validating transceiver technologies across multiple generations and protocols (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, PAM4)Collaborate with cross-functional teams including RFIC designers, system architects, packaging, and test engineers to define board-level requirements and validation strategiesSelect components, create schematics, and oversee PCB layout optimized for signal integrity, power delivery, and thermal performanceDevelop and execute test plans for electrical characterization, including jitter, eye diagram, BER, impedance, and crosstalk measurementsDebug and optimize board-level performance to meet stringent specifications for high-speed linksDocument design processes, validation results, and provide feedback to silicon and system teams* Bachelor's or Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or similar field3-7+ years of experience in high-speed board design and validationProficiency in PCB design tools (e.g., Cadence Allegro, Altium or similar) and simulation tools (e.g., SI/PI analysis, HFSS, ADS)Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and high-speed layout techniquesExperience with lab equipment and/or RF/Digital test methodologiesExperience integrating with lab instrumentation (e.g., VNA, BERT, Oscilloscopes) is preferredExcellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skillsBonus points:Experience with Serdes and/or Transceiver technologies or similar is a plus but not requiredExperience with test automation and data analysis toolsExperience with Transceiver technologies or other high-speed design is a plusExperience with the Design of DVT boards would be a plusFamiliarity with protocol compliance testing (e.g., IEEE, USB, PCIe)Knowledge of thermal and mechanical constraints in board designAutomate test setups using scripting languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB) is a plusWill consider candidates from various industries that are highly regulated such as Aerospace, Semiconductor, Medical Device, Pharma, consumer electronics, etc.



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