Senior Hardware Engineer

Adtran•Atlanta, GA

20h

About The Position

The Senior Hardware Engineer will be a member of a team responsible for designing Coherent Pluggable Optical Transceiver modules for metro, core and data center applications. Senior Engineer will have a proven competency in the areas of electronic design, Microcontrollers and Signal Integrity management.

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Physics
Operates at the equivalent of an engineer with 5 plus years’ relevant experience (high-speed board design)
High proficiency using schematic design tools (e.g. Xpedition) and EM simulation tools (HFSS/ADS) is a must
Experience in Coherent Pluggable XCVR design a big plus.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
Experience with high-speed RF measurements and characterization equipment
Strong fundamentals in EM and RF such as impedance matching, S-parameters
Experience with Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Logic, Analyzer, Function Generator, and BER test sets
Experience in fiber optics test and measurements

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
Mentor Graphics DxDesigner (schematics), Hyperlynx (SI, PI), SW proficiency is a plus
Experience with coherent optical systems is a plus.
Knowledgeable on optical component reliability and telecom performance standards such as Telcordia, IEC, and ITU is highly desirable
Proven competency in the areas of signal integrity management utilizing Ansys HFSS is highly desirable
Working experience of optical transceivers is a bonus
Programming skills in LabView, Python, or Matlab for test purposes is a bonus
Able to drive design teams, component vendors and manufacturing partners
Able to generate high quality design documents (High level design and Unit Test)
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Self-motivated and able to perform with minimal supervision
Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job

Responsibilities

Develop block diagrams and schematics from initial concept phase
Specify, design, test, integrate and release new products to production
Create Hardware Unit Design specification and test plans
Work cross functionally within all R&D disciplines in order to meet design objectives
Provide engineering support for designs in production and transfer of products to contract manufacturers
Provide guidance to CAD designers during PCB design
Work closely with layout engineers
Work closely with the FPGA/FW/Test engineering team during integration phase of the product
Utilize Ansys “HFFS” 3D solver for circuit design and high speed simulations
Complete the full product design life cycle on a portion of the system involving multiple components
Work independently on the assigned design activities with minimal supervision
Understand the product architecture, design, processes, tools, etc. required to perform their assigned design activities