Electrical Engineer (Portal) - New Grad

The role

This person will drive electrical design for high-speed digital communication systems. They will work on digital compute and power electronics for antennas.

What you will do

• Drive electrical design for high-speed digital communication systems
• Implement RF and mixed-signal designs in complex, multilayer PCBs
• Work with 100G high speed networking and complex digital power trees
• Drive system trades for architecture decisions
• Perform schematic capture, layout, and bring-up on digital systems including FPGAs and microcontrollers
• Collaborate across hardware and software teams
• Test prototypes and assess performance in the lab and in the field
• Work with production teams to make testable and manufacturable products

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 0-2 + years of professional experience in electrical design
• Experience with end-to-end board design, from architecture and component selection through schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debug, and production
• Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs, including stack-up definition and material selection

Nice to have

• High-speed digital design experience with interfaces such as multi-gigabit SerDes, DDR, JESD204B/C, and 10/100G Ethernet, including signal and power integrity analysis
• Experience with FPGA-or processor-based systems and high-speed data converters
• Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, PCB stack-up definition, and high-performance board layout practices
• Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware systems using advanced lab instrumentation and driving root-cause analysis across board and system levels
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, and make sound engineering tradeoffs in fast-paced development environments
• Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated

About the company

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations. They design, build, and deploy scalable systems for satellite missions.