Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer

Milpitas

Engineering - Test and Characterization /

Full-time /

Hybrid

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Omni Design Technologies is a leading provider of high-performance, ultra-low power IP cores, from 28nm down through advanced FinFET nodes, enabling differentiated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. Our technology fuels innovation in critical applications ranging from 5G, wireline and optical communications, LiDAR, radar, automotive networking, AI, and image sensors. With a proven track record of exceeding 50% year-over-year growth, we are at an inflection point, poised to significantly expand our market share and solidify our position as a technology leader.

Role Overview

This is a lead role with full ownership of high-speed evaluation boards from start to finish - from initial specification and design through schematic capture, layout, bring-up, characterization, and debug.

The role has a strong lab focus, with responsibility for driving high-speed measurement and validation on the bench, including work with BERTs and high-speed oscilloscopes. You will set the technical direction for our test board hardware and partner with analog, digital, and test automation teams to define next-generation evaluation platforms.

Work Model: Hybrid - on-site lab/bench work combined with remote flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Full Board Ownership: Lead and take full ownership of high-speed/RF boards from specification through design, schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM, bring-up, test, and debug.
• RF Signal Path Design: Design RF signal paths with careful attention to impedance matching, microstrip/stripline routing, connector selection, and launch structures for operation up to 64 GHz.
• Power Delivery: Design low-noise power delivery networks using LDO regulators appropriate for sensitive analog and RF measurement environments.
• Converter Characterization: Characterize high-speed ADC and DAC devices, including SNDR, SFDR, THD, and dynamic range measurements.
• Signal Integrity: Measure and interpret S-parameters to validate board signal integrity and RF performance across the full frequency range.
• High-Speed Lab Validation: Lead high-speed measurement and validation on the bench, including BERT bit-error-rate testing, eye-diagram/jitter analysis, and high-speed oscilloscope characterization.
• Digital Integration: Integrate FPGA or microcontroller subsystems on test boards to enable automated stimulus, data capture, and instrument control.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with analog, digital, and test automation engineers to define specifications for next-generation evaluation boards.
• Documentation: Clearly and thoroughly document board designs, test procedures, and characterization results.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of hands-on PCB design and hardware bring-up experience
• Demonstrated experience characterizing high-speed ADC or DAC devices
• High-speed/RF PCB design experience, including controlled impedance, grounding, shielding, and high-frequency connector and launch design
• Proficiency designing high-speed/RF schematics and layouts using industry-standard EDA tools
• Strong working knowledge of S-parameters and VNA measurement techniques
• Experience with low-noise LDO selection and power supply layout best practices for analog/RF environments
• Experience with SERDES and the JESD204B high-speed serial interface in an ADC/DAC evaluation environment
• Hands-on proficiency with BERTs, high-speed oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators

Desirable Qualifications

• FPGA development experience, including RTL design, embedded firmware, or board-level integration
• Microcontroller (MCU) integration on test boards for stimulus, data capture, and instrument control
• Python scripting for test automation, instrument control (VISA/PyVISA), and data analysis
• Experience designing or characterizing boards at mmWave frequencies above 30 GHz
• Familiarity with JESD204C or other emerging high-speed converter interface standards
• Familiarity with high-speed SERDES at 224G
• Experience with high-speed lab testing, including BERT, high-speed oscilloscopes, eye/jitter analysis, and bit-error-rate measurements
• Ability to test ADC and DAC devices and clearly present product performance to technical and cross-functional audiences
• Experience in a fabless semiconductor or IC design environment

Key Skills at a Glance

Required

• PCB design - 5+ years
• Board bring-up and debug
• High-speed lab testing - BERT, oscilloscope, eye/jitter, BER
• RF design up to 64 GHz
• S-parameters and VNA
• ADC/DAC characterization
• Low-noise LDO design
• JESD204B
• SERDES

Desirable

• Python test automation
• ADC/DAC performance reporting and presentation
• FPGA development
• MCU integration
• mmWave (>30 GHz)
• JESD204C
• 224G SERDES

We are looking for trailblazers ...

We strongly believe that the pace of the ongoing hardware revolution will be greatly accelerated by Omni Design's IP cores and Automation. In the rapidly emerging semiconductor embedded design business ecosystem.

At Omni Design, we have created an exciting environment with amazing talent across multiple disciplines. We like self-motivated individuals, we encourage initiative, we look for leadership qualities, we value teamwork, we like diversity, and we reward excellence. We are looking for trailblazers to bring Omni Design's vision to fruition.

If you are interested in making an impact as part of a young, fast-growing, cutting-edge technology company, please reach out to us.

Omni Design is an equal opportunity employer. We offer excellent compensation. We seek individuals that share our high standards and commitment to excellence.

Omni Design Technology is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in order to apply for a position, please contact us at [email protected].

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