Company

Control Systems

PrincipalHardwareEngineer

$170–200k Boulder, Colorado, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Principal Hardware Engineer. Skills: Hardware design, Circuit design, PCB layout, System architecture. Design system architectures for instruments. Collaborate on FPGA/processor selection”

Industry & Context.

Control Systems
Problems you'll solve

Debug prototype electronics

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years postgraduate professional experience, Board-level analog and digital circuit design, Altium Designer experience, Full design cycle experience, PCB design best practices knowledge, Mixed signal design experience, Proficiency with electronic test equipment, Scripting languages for data acquisition, Experience with complicated ICs

Nice to Have

RF front-end design experience, High speed ADC/DAC design experience, RF design concepts familiarity, Software defined radio familiarity, Multi-gigabit serial transceiver lane design, High speed memory interfaces design, High speed digital I/O experience, High speed analog I/O experience, Connector/cable selection experience, Cable characterization experience, Linux environment experience, MicroTCA familiarity, PXIe familiarity, Pluggable instrument standards familiarity

What You'll Do.

Design system architectures for instruments

Collaborate on FPGA/processor selection

Collaborate on power schemes

Collaborate on clocking schemes

Collaborate on analog front end designs

Collaborate on RF front end designs

Collaborate on DAC designs

Collaborate on ADC designs

Understand system needs

Define design requirements

Perform board-level circuit design

Prepare technical specifications

Prepare design documentation

Participate in hardware bring-up

Participate in hardware verification

Participate in hardware testing

Own technical relationships with manufacturers

Own technical relationships with suppliers

Support production scaling

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating with others; Collaborate with quantum engineers; Collaborate with other groups; Collaborate with FPGA engineers; Collaborate with firmware engineers; Collaborate with software engineers; Collaborate with experimental physicists

Communication Scope

Communicate effectively; Technical documentation

Full Job Description

## Responsibilities Design high level system architectures for instruments, including multiple PCBAs for various functions, collaborating with others on FPGA/processor selection, power and clocking schemes, analog and RF front end designs and DAC and ADC Collaborate with quantum engineers and other groups to understand system needs, discuss solutions and define design requirements Board-level circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout in Altium Designer of custom control system hardware. Prepare detailed technical specifications and design documentation and assist with reviewing schematics and layout of custom electronic designs. Actively participate in the bring-up, verification, and testing of control system hardware systems, collaborating closely with FPGA, firmware, and software engineers. Own technical relationships with contract electronics manufacturers and suppliers, driving Design for Manufacturing (DFM) strategies to support production and scaling operations. Mentor other members of the team in hardware design ## Experience & Education BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. 10+ years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in board-level analog and digital circuit design, preferably with Altium Designer. ## Qualifications Self-motivated, collaborative, and driven to work effectively in a fast-growing startup environment. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse team of experimental physicists, hardware, and software engineers. Willingness to learn physics concepts to put work in context. Experience in a full design cycle, from concept and schematic capture through to layout, fabrication, and initial board bring-up. Working knowledge of PCB design best practices and a keen attention to detail. Mixed signal design experience Demonstrated proficiency with electronic test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum and logic analyzers, signal generators) for the bring-up and

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