PCB Layout Hardware Design Engineer (GA-2/3)

Legato•Annapolis Junction, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hardware Design Engineer will design and test new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research. Design, document, and develop code (to include firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware. Analyzes the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpose of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware. Conduct the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special needs and contingencies. They will support the design, improvement, and maintenance of new and existing products and processes. This role coordinates with engineering teams to align interrelated designs and ensure project completion; performs component and assembly design analysis to confirm cost efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability; and applies ASIC or FPGA place-and-route (P&R) tools and libraries to create physical design implementations. Responsibilities also include developing and maintaining P&R design-flow documentation, integrating new tools, updates, and design libraries into the computer-aided design environment, and assisting physical designers with their P&R tasks. The engineer will work with tool and library vendors to resolve design challenges, de-process electronic components, retrieve stored firmware or software using approved reverse-engineering procedures, improve those procedures, and provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers.

Requirements

Experience with PCB layout
Experience with schematic capture to support CDES
Ability to jump in with near-term deadlines and complete layout for initial production
Experience with high density interconnect (HDI) design, fabrication and schematic capture
Seven to Twelve plus (7-12+) years experience in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering
A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Five (5) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Design and test new integrated circuits and hardware components for signal processing applications and research.
Design, document, and develop code (including firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices (ASIC, FPGA).
Analyze existing integrated circuits and hardware components for reverse engineering.
Modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special needs.
Support the design, improvement, and maintenance of new and existing products and processes.
Coordinate with engineering teams to align designs and ensure project completion.
Perform component and assembly design analysis for cost efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability.
Apply ASIC or FPGA place-and-route (P&R) tools and libraries for physical design implementations.
Develop and maintain P&R design-flow documentation.
Integrate new tools, updates, and design libraries into the computer-aided design environment.
Assist physical designers with P&R tasks.
Work with tool and library vendors to resolve design challenges.
De-process electronic components and retrieve stored firmware or software using reverse-engineering procedures.
Improve reverse-engineering procedures.
Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers.