Northwoodspace
Senior Electrical Engineer (Portal)
Torrance, CA. Posted 25 days ago
The role
This person will drive the development of digital compute and power electronics. They will design high-speed digital communication systems and work with 100G high speed networking and complex digital power trees.
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 to optimize system performance
- 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
- 4-7+ years of professional experience in electrical design
- Experience with end-to-end board design from architecture to production
- Experience with mixed-signal electronics design and complex multilayer PCBs
Nice to have
- High-speed digital design experience with interfaces such as multi-gigabit SerDes, DDR, JESD204B/C, and 10/100G Ethernet
- 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
- Ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts, mentor junior engineers, and make sound engineering tradeoffs
- Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated
About the company
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. They design, build, and rapidly deploy scalable systems for satellite missions.