What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Design Engineer (High-Speed) position at The Ranger Group, LLC?
The Ranger Group, a leading US Engineering Solutions provider to companies across the Aerospace & Defense, Medical Device, Electronics and Industrial Manufacturing industries, is currently seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer with High-Speed Electronics Experience for a 12 month Contract opportunity with a client of ours in the Phoenix, AZ area. The project will need to be completed 100% onsite.
Job Summary
Research, propose, and develop creative, industry leading circuit designs for products such as in-vehicle camera systems, wirelessly connected Body Worn Cameras, and accessory products
Select, design, develop, and verify motion control system circuitry and hardware pertinent to project objectives.
Using OrCAD Schematic tools, design embedded Mixed-Signal electronic circuits that may integrate application processors, microcontrollers, image sensors, motors and motor controls, high- and low-speed data interfaces, memory and memory buses, switch-mode and linear power supplies, batteries, audio subsystems, RF transceivers, discrete digital and analog components, and more.
Team with PCB Design engineers to define, plan, implement, and inspect printed circuit board layout designs using Allegro or other layout tools
Collaborate with cross functional engineering design, technology partners, and manufacturing teams to own electronics development through full product development lifecycles from concept to mass production.
Lead schematic and layout design inspections to improve the quality of design releases and product reliability.
Map out test methods and drive test plans for evaluating designs.
Bring up, characterize, and debug systems and circuits using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies, etc.
Assess and document design outcomes, test results, and related information and present information to design teams.
Evaluate performance of circuits and assess compliance to product and regulatory requirements.
Optimize performance of electronics design using simulation tools and hands-on measurements.
Develop, evaluate, and finalize Bill of Materials and other design documentation needed for product release.
Knowledge sharing, mentoring and elevating skills of team members.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline
9 years of industry leading electronics design experience with a major focus on designing high-speed, high-density, automotive embedded electronics.
Well versed in engineering processes and expectations in all engineering design phases, able to lead hardware design and development from concept to mass production release.
Skilled with high speed circuit design and verification testing, such as Gigabit Ethernet, USB3.x, MIPI CSI-2, high speed processors, etc.
Proficient with high speed, low latency circuit design necessary to minimize data acquisition and processing delays in agile systems.
Demonstrated expertise and ownership of electronics architecture / design / integration and verification testing in several of the following areas : microcontroller and / or high-speed applications processor, image sensors or image sensor modules, memory subsystems, motor controls, power delivery networks, RF subsystem integration, high- and low-speed wired interfaces (Ethernet, USB3.x, I2C, SPI, UART), complex sensor systems,
Proficient with schematic integration, layout integration, and verification of high speed memory subsystems, such as LPDDR4X
Skilled with point of load power supply design (Switch mode, linear regulators), power tree development, and power consumption analysis and optimization
Collaborates effectively with firmware engineering to develop and debug Linux-based electronic systems.
Experienced with Power over Ethernet (PoE) circuit design and verification testing.
Collaborates effectively with RF engineering to integrate and test RF subsystems like LTE, Bluetooth, GNSS
Exceptional hands-on proficiency with electronics bring-up, characterization, and debug using laboratory tools : Oscilloscope, power supplies, multimeters, custom jigs, etc
Strong schematic design skills using industry leading design tools, including BOM development. Experience with Cadence / OrCAD is desired
Skilled directing and collaborating with PCB engineers to realize PCB layout : Rigid, Flex, Rigid-flex. Experience with Allegro Viewer a plus.
Experience designing and debugging products to pass regulatory standards (FCC, CE, IEC, etc).
Experience collaborating with and managing design partners and vendors.
Independent contributor capable of developing products within cross-functional and geographically diverse engineering teams
Solid skills with documentation, analysis, and presentations tools, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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