Northwoodspace
Principal Electrical Engineer (Portal)
Torrance, CA. Posted 25 days ago
The role
The Principal Electrical Engineer will drive the development of digital compute and power electronics. This role involves designing high-speed digital communication systems and working 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
- 8+ 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
- Experience with troubleshooting EMI/EMC, either conducted or radiated
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
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.