Hardware Development Engineer
About The Position
Trimble is hiring a Hardware Development Engineer for its Sunnyvale, California team to develop high-performance embedded aviation GPS navigation receivers. The role manages the lifecycle development, implementation, testing, and verification of circuit card assemblies and programmable logic across digital, RF, power, and mechanical subsystems. The engineer supports products from initial concept through end of life, including proposals, development validation, new product introduction, engineering changes, sustaining engineering, manufacturing problem resolution, and quality issues. The position involves leading hardware development from conceptualization through production, designing and testing complex systems for aviation environments, and managing full-scale development activities such as schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and specification documentation. The engineer also addresses legacy-product issues, manages configuration control and production transitions, and works with certification and quality teams to meet development-assurance and quality standards. Trimble Military Advanced Systems develops positioning, navigation, and timing technologies, including GPS receivers and related solutions, primarily for federal defense, military, and national-security applications. The position is office-based in Sunnyvale, California; relocation is welcomed. Active U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must be able to obtain a Secret DOD security clearance.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of mixed-signal expertise, including board-level circuit design involving RF signals, high-speed ADCs, and FPGAs.
- Ability to scope FPGA resources and perform circuit simulations.
- Hardware bring-up experience and expertise in Board Support Package (BSP) development for CISC/RISC CPU-based systems and microcontroller subsystems.
- Meticulous record-keeping and organizational skills.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across cross-functional teams.
- Advanced knowledge of memory and peripheral systems at 200 MHz or higher, SERDES, or equivalent high-speed interconnects.
- Experience with complex power-supply control architectures and microcontroller programming.
- Knowledge of RF development and performance challenges, including isolation, crosstalk, and interference.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a similar field.
- Active U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a DOD security clearance; applicants must indicate citizenship and any previous DOD security-clearance activity.
Responsibilities
- Lead the lifecycle development of circuit card assemblies and programmable logic, from conceptualization through production and sustaining engineering.
- Design, implement, and test complex digital, analog, and RF systems to meet functional and reliability requirements for aviation environments.
- Manage development activities including schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and preparation of specification documentation.
- Perform root cause analysis and corrective actions for legacy products.
- Drive configuration control and production transitions using Agile database management.
- Collaborate with certification and quality leads to ensure deliverables meet development-assurance and quality standards.
- Support products throughout their lifecycle, including proposals, validation, new product introduction, engineering changes, sustaining engineering, manufacturing problem resolution, and quality issues.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Time-off plans
- Retirement plans
- Tax savings plans for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses (offered by most businesses)
- Paid parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
