Sr. & Principal Hardware Design Engineers

DescriptionA Kforce client is seeking to hire Senior & Principal Hardware Design Engineers in Kirkland, Washington (WA).Summary:We are working directly with the hiring manager on this exclusive search assignment. The company offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, annual bonus and Stock/RSU's. In this position, you will collaboratively define system level requirements and functions, then translate these requirements to hardware design. You will be responsible for analog, mixed signal, and high-speed digital circuit design and simulation, schematic capture, printed circuit board layout, component selection, prototype bring-up, design validation and design documentation.Responsibilities include:* Conduct all aspects of electrical designs to deliver product features, system performance, and quality for high-volume electro-mechanical systems and platforms* Develop transmitter, receiver, and compute boards to produce differentiated products based on the company's core technologies* Responsible for the selection and evaluation of electrical components and subsystems* Responsible for electrical test and prototyping process, infrastructure, and equipment* Responsible for planning, execution, and reporting for design validation, electrical performance, and compliance with industry standards* Responsible for board build and bring up, including working with domestic and overseas contractors and suppliers* Work closely with FPGA engineers, mechanical engineers, system engineers, and related cross functional teamsRequirements* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or similar field; Advanced degree is a plus* 6-12+ years of industry experience in hardware design* Experience and strengths in analog, mixed signal, and high-speed digital circuit design* Experience designing multi-layer, high-density, and complex PCB* Experience in DFM, DFT and/or DFX and best practices for power integrity and signal integrity* Experience with high-speed differential data interfaces such as any of the following would be ideal: MIPI CSI 2, LVDS, USB, Ethernet; And serial peripheral interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART* Experience out of industries such as medical device, consumer electronics, aerospace, electronic manufacturing, Semiconductor, etc.* Experience and proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout design tool, Altium Designer preferred but will also consider other CAD software packages* Experience in RF or Radar Based systems or similar is a plus but not required* Experience with high-speed analog mixed signal design is highly desired* Experience and/or knowledge in the design opto-electrical implementation is a plus* Experience with Laser Drivers is a plusJob TypeDirect HireCompensation150000 - $210000