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.Reports to Sr. Director of Hardware Engineering located at Unigen HQ, Newark CA.
Primary Job Responsibilities
1. Design, develop, and implement electrical and mechanical (product) design solutions for Unigen products
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Architect, design and develop Flash-based SSD and DRAM (DDR3/4) modules
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Determine electrical, thermal/environmental and performance characteristics of a product design
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Capture PCB stack-up and impedance control for the design
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Generate PCB layout guidelines
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Perform board bring-up and work with firmware/logic engineers to ensure product functionality.
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Validate the physical feasibility of the design
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Prepare technical documentation including engineering specifications,
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Provide documentation and technical support to the production department during the product sample and production stages.
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Identify the physical needs of the product's enclosure or mechanical parts for acceptance
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Work with a mechanical engineer to design product enclosures and cross-check with electrical designs.
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Support Manufacturing and Customer Support on various issues.
2. Create, develop, and implement product design solutions for purchasing and testing
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Select components for purchasing to comply with sourcing strategy/policy and meet customer requirements/restrictions
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Provide technical advice to the Purchasing team
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Review and apply design solutions to comply with regulations to allow sales of products in regional markets, with EMC/EMI standards
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Create test and debug instructions for Manufacturing to aid in testing/troubleshooting newly designed boards
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Analyze root causes and solve issues with engineering test equipment.
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Determine and document clock test and reset signal test points
3. Develop and maintain product design documentation
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Develop and deliver Electrical Design documentation:
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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
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Develop and deliver Mechanical Design documentation:
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Pick-and-place XY file, ODB file, critical components inspection documents
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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
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Assist with manufacturing sign-off on PCB Panel Array
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Develop and deliver label design and labeling instructions, packaging instructions/drawings/BOM, special handling/inspection documents, licensing agreements/LOAs
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Other duties and responsibilities related to hardware design and product development as assigned
Required Education and Work Experience:
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BS Eng. minimum in Electrical / Electronic Engineering
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3+ years of experience in designing boards
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Experience in PCB design and schematics capture is required
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Experience with system design (mechanical, electrical, electronics, thermal, and software aspects) is a plus
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Experience in digital design (FPGAs) is a plus
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Experience in embedded software development is a plus
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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
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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
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Excellent knowledge of high-speed clock circuit design, implementation, and measurements
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Knowledge in high-speed simulation using HSpice, Hyperlinx, or similar tools and applying the concepts to board layout
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Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
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Strong background in debugging, high-speed Timing, and Jitter analysis and measurement
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Working knowledge of various EMC/EMI control methods and implementation at the PCB/component level.
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Working experience with various schematic entry tools and test/measurement equipment including high-speed, real-time oscilloscopes, network/spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
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Strong system development experience with a holistic approach
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Team player. Be able to share knowledge, learn from others, and support other groups within an organization
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Preferred: FPGA logic development experience
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Education: BS/MS in EE or CE (MS preferred)
Salary Range: $85,000- $125,000 / year