Senior Hardware Engineer
- A leading trading firm is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to join its high-performance engineering team in Austin.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design, development, and bring-up of custom high-performance hardware, with a focus on printed circuit boards (PCBs)
- Own schematic capture, layout, and simulation using tools like SPICE, Ansys SiWave, and HFSS
- Develop initial firmware and bring-up code in C, Python, or VHDL
- Analyze Eye Diagrams and BERT results, aligning lab measurements with simulation data
- Define engineering requirements and create detailed test plans
- Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues throughout the development lifecycle
- Explore innovative approaches to optimize system performance across latency, scalability, and thermal efficiency
- Collaborate closely with a cross-functional team including traders, researchers, and engineers across software, mechanical, and infrastructure domains
- Drive designs from concept through production, ensuring manufacturability and performance
- Manage external vendor relationships and component sourcing
Who You Are
- Hold a BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Master's or PhD preferred)
- Bring 5+ years of hands-on industry experience in hardware design and development
- Highly proficient in ECAD tools such as Altium, Mentor Graphics, or Cadence
- Deep understanding of signal and power integrity best practices
- Experienced in full product lifecycle-from initial concept to final release
- Skilled in designing and validating high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe Gen3-6, USB3/4, 10/25G Ethernet)
- Comfortable working with low-speed protocols in both hardware and software (I2C, SPI, JTAG, USB)
- Capable of validating high-speed designs using TDRs and oscilloscopes
- Able to read and write Python for hardware interaction and automation
Bonus Skills
- Familiarity with Ethernet standards (IEEE802.3)
- Background in data center or consumer electronics hardware design
- Experience with C/C++ software development
- RTL design experience using VHDL or Verilog
- Exposure to post-silicon bring-up and debugging workflows
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