Lead/ Manager Hardware Design

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware for embedded systems.
• Perform component selection, schematic capture, and hardware architecture definition.
• Develop schematics using Cadence OrCAD / Allegro design tools.
• Support PCB layout reviews, stack-up definition, and high-speed routing guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and DFT (Design for Testability) principles.
• Design hardware platforms incorporating FPGAs, processors, and microcontrollers.
• Implement and integrate high-speed interfaces such as: DDR memory, JESD204B/C, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C
• Design and validate power architectures including DC-DC converters, LDO regulators, and power sequencing circuits.
• Interface with ADC/DAC devices and mixed-signal subsystems.
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation activities.
• Perform Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), and thermal analysis during hardware development.
• Utilize laboratory equipment including: Oscilloscopes, Logic analyzers, Signal generators, Power analyzers
• Prepare hardware design documentation, test procedures, validation reports, and design review materials.
• Collaborate with system, firmware, FPGA, RF, and mechanical engineering teams for successful system integration.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Education

B.Tech / M.Tech in Electronics Engineering

Experience

8+ years of experience specific to Mixed high speed design is notable.

Technical Skills

• Strong fundamentals in digital electronics and embedded hardware design.
• Basic understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuits.
• Experience with high-speed digital hardware design.
• Familiarity with hardware development lifecycle from design to production.
• Proficiency in Cadence OrCAD / Allegro schematic design tools.
• Ability to analyze and interpret component datasheets, application notes, and reference designs.
• Understanding of clock architecture, reset design, and power sequencing.
• Knowledge of high-speed interface design such as DDR, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with: Derating analysis, MTBF and reliability calculations, Power analysis, Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), Thermal considerations & Experience in hardware debugging and validation using lab instrumentation.

Key Competencies

• Strong hardware debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret complex datasheets and reference designs effectively.
• Strong design review and technical documentation capability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ownership and accountability for assigned hardware design tasks.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Ability to work in complex multi-disciplinary engineering environments.
• Commitment to engineering quality, reliability, and design excellence.