Job Description & Responsibilities

• We are seeking a dynamic and professional Sr. Level Design Engineer experienced in complex, high-speed digital hardware designs, who enjoys multi-tasking in a fast paced, fun and uniquely empowering environment.
• In this position, you will be focused on full life cycle design and development of networking and computing appliances for a wide array of customer specific applications.
• Technologies to be supported will include Intel IA/x86 and ARM embedded architectures, numerous networking standards, and mechanical integration for enclosures and multi-board system design.
• Work will be project driven, sometimes in a team environment and sometimes individual based, but always requiring direct interface with our customer.
• The Design Engineer is expected to self-manage his project work and may handle multiple projects concurrently.
• You will play an active role in customer proposal generation, requirements planning, customer expectation management, solution delivery, and problem resolution.

Job Requirements:

• A successful applicant will have a minimum of a BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and at least 10 years of experience in embedded computer design.
• A strong understanding of the complete custom PCB development flow from capture through layout, simulation and verification is required.
• Direct experience with PCB layout (Mentor Expedition), parasitic extraction and physical verification would be a significant plus. Knowledge of, or experience with FPGA/CPLD programmable logic is a plus.
• Experience with some scripting or programming is required.
• Experience with Linux including driver integration and modification would be significant plus.
• Basic 3D mechanical modelling skills are also a plus.
• The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and self-disciplined.
• Good presentation and communication skills (written and verbal) are essential.
• Candidate must enjoy working with customers and in a team environment.
• Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S.
  

Education & Key Knowledge Areas:

• EE or CE Degree required; advanced degree desired
  
• 10+ Years hands onâ? high-speed digital circuit design experience
  
• Experience interfacing directly with customers for requirements definition and with manufacturing for component selection and prototype build.
  
• Demonstrated understanding of sound EDA product development lifecycle methodologies
  
• Experience with Mentor Graphics, Cadence, or other EDA tools
  

Key Experience History:

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge in field of printed circuit board oriented solutions.
• Has successfully served as point of authority and/or source of technical knowledge for complex projects and technical products.
• Ability to preempt potential problems and provide effective solutions in reaction to application of concepts, techniques, knowledge, or processes.
• Has displayed original thinking in applying principles, theories, and concepts on a wide range of problems.