Hardware Design Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Hardware Design Engineer

Job Function: Product Development

Job Overview:

We are looking for a system/board-level hardware design engineer to join our team. Responsibilities will include board and system level design, PCB layout, simulations, component selection, and support to manufacturing /customer support on various activities. This is a product development position requiring a thorough background in developing high-end systems including high-speed simulation, layout guidance, and working with Mech Engr for enclosure design and associated sub-assemblies.

Primary Job Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and implement electrical and mechanical (product) design solutions for Unigen products

Architect, design and develop Flash-based SSD and DRAM (DDR3/4) modules

Determine electrical, thermal/environmental and performance characteristics of a product design

Capture PCB stack-up and impedance control for the design

Generate PCB layout guidelines

Perform board bring-up and work with firmware/logic engineers to ensure product functionality.

Validate the physical feasibility of the design

Prepare technical documentation including engineering specifications,

Provide documentation and technical support to the production department during the product sample and production stages.

Identify the physical needs of the product's enclosure or mechanical parts for acceptance

Work with a mechanical engineer to design product enclosures and cross-check with electrical designs.

Support Manufacturing and Customer Support on various issues.

2. Create, develop, and implement product design solutions for purchasing and testing

Select components for purchasing to comply with sourcing strategy/policy and meet customer requirements/restrictions

Provide technical advice to the Purchasing team

Review and apply design solutions to comply with regulations to allow sales of products in regional markets, with EMC/EMI standards

Create test and debug instructions for Manufacturing to aid in testing/troubleshooting of newly designed boards

Analyze root causes and solve issues with engineering test equipment.

Determine and document clock test and reset signal test points

3. Develop and maintain product design documentation

Develop and deliver Electrical Design documentation:

Product schematics, electrical BOM, PCB Fab Package, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), board bring-up instructions, assembly drawing, stack-up drawing PCBA, SI and PI test reports

Develop and deliver Software/Firmware Design documentation:

EVT FW release package, Binary/Hex, EVT SW release package, Source/Compiled, programming and checksum verification instructions

Develop and deliver Mechanical Design documentation:

Pick-and-place XY file, ODB file, critical components inspection documents

Develop and deliver label design and labeling instructions, packaging instructions/drawings/BOM, special handling/inspection documents, licensing agreements/LOAs

4. Provide technical support on design solutions for products, purchasing, and sales to the internal team

Assist with manufacturing sign-off on PCB Panel Array

Develop and deliver label design and labeling instructions, packaging instructions/drawings/BOM, special handling/inspection documents, licensing agreements/LOAs

Other duties and responsibilities related to hardware design and product development as assigned

Required Education and Work Experience:

BS Eng. minimum in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

5+ years of experience in designing boards

Experience in PCB design and schematics capture is required

Experience with system design (mechanical, electrical, electronics, thermal, and software aspects) is a plus

Experience in digital design (FPGAs) is a plus

Experience in embedded software development is a plus

Experience with volume electronics manufacturing is a plus Minimum of 10 years of system/board level design exp designing and developing high-end, high-speed embedded platforms including the latest bus topologies, CPU, and memory interfaces

Excellent knowledge of high-speed (10Gbps or higher) design methodologies and simulation, including the latest bus technologies such as DDR3/4, SAS, /SATA, PCIe, Toggle, ONFI, NVMe, USB

Excellent knowledge of high-speed clock circuit design, implementation, and measurements

Knowledge in high-speed simulation using HSpice, Hyperlinx, or similar tools and applying the concepts to board layout

Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

Strong background in debugging, high-speed Timing, and Jitter analysis and measurement

Working knowledge of various EMC/EMI control methods and implementation at the PCB/component level.

Working experience with various schematic entry tools and test/measurement equipment including high-speed, real-time oscilloscopes, network/spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.

Strong system development experience with a holistic approach

Team player. Be able to share knowledge, learn from others, and support other groups within an organization

Preferred: FPGA logic development experience

Education: BS/MS in EE or CE (MS preferred)

Salary Range: $85,000- $125,000 / yearCompany Description

Originally established in 1991 and in the heart of Silicon Valley, our demographic covers a wide range of industrial applications.

Unigen offers a time-to-market advantage to our customers by providing NPI and best-in-class Contract Manufacturing Services that allow them to design, build, ship, and service their solutions worldwide. Unigen and its affiliates have 320,000+ square feet of global facilities located in the USA, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia. We combine the advantages of a vertically integrated model along with our low-cost manufacturing base. We enable customers to optimize product life cycles, from development through mass production to end of life. Unigen is ISO-9001/ISO-14001/ ISO-13485 certified and provides a wide range of supply chain offerings, NPI prototype build, and ODM and Validation Test services to global Fortune 1000 companies.

We take pride in giving our customers the best possible experience. Our teams in Newark and Vietnam will follow your order from the time of receipt to the final shipment of the product. We are committed to your success by making your requirements accessible, cost-effective and on time every time.