Senior Hardware Engineer

About the Role

Pixels On Target is hiring a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to own board-level design from concept through production. You'll architect reliable, high-performance embedded hardware and partner closely with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ship products at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own board design end-to-end: requirements, architecture, component selection, schematics, layout constraints, DFM/DFT, prototyping, and release to manufacturing.
• Design multi-layer, high-density PCBs: impedance-controlled routing, length matching, differential pairs, HDI (blind/buried vias), fine-pitch/BGA packages.
• Build embedded platforms: microcontrollers/SoCs, memory (DDR/LPDDR), power delivery (PMICs, DC-DCs, sequencing), peripherals and sensors.
• High-speed I/O: architect and validate PCIe, USB 3.x, Ethernet, MIPI, LVDS, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN.
• Bring-up & debug: lead hardware bring-up with firmware; isolate issues using oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers, power analyzers, JTAG/SWD, and boundary-scan.
• Verification (EVT/DVT/PVT): create and execute test plans for functionality, SI/PI, power/thermal, environmental and reliability; document results and drive fixes/ECOs.
• Optimize performance: analyze CPU, memory, I/O, and power budgets; tune for power consumption, thermal efficiency, stability, and cost.
• Compliance & quality: design for EMI/EMC and safety; coordinate pre-scan and certification (e.g., FCC/CE/UL); ensure RoHS/REACH compliance.
• Manufacturing collaboration: work with CMs/EMS partners on stack-ups, build reviews, test fixtures, yield improvements, and FA/RMA resolution.
• Technical leadership: run design reviews, mentor engineers, manage risks/schedules, and maintain crisp documentation in PLM/requirements tools.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of board-level hardware design experience shipping products (or equivalent).
• Proficiency with ECAD tools (Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, or KiCad) and strong schematic/layout fundamentals.
• Proven experience with embedded system hardware (MCUs/SoCs, memory, PMICs) and low-power techniques for battery- or energy-constrained devices.
• Solid grounding in signal and power integrity, impedance control, termination, decoupling, and clocking.
• Hands-on lab skills for bring-up, validation, and root-cause analysis using standard bench equipment.
• Ability to write clear test plans, reports, and release documentation; fluency with ECOs and design controls.
• Effective collaboration with firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams.
• BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred Qualifications

• FPGA/CPLD experience (Verilog/VHDL).
• SI/PI and thermal simulation tools (e.g., HyperLynx, Sigrity, LTspice) and EMI/EMC mitigation techniques.
• Regulatory and reliability testing (e.g., IEC 62368, FCC Part 15, ESD IEC 61000-4-2, HALT/HASS).
• DFM/DFT/ATE, boundary-scan (IEEE 1149.1/1149.6), ICT/flying probe, and functional test fixture development.
• Supply chain awareness: lifecycle/ALT sourcing, risk management, and cost optimization.
• Thermal management (heat-sinks, airflow, interface materials, simulation).
• Linux/RTOS bring-up familiarity and common boot/debug flows.
• Experience with PLM (e.g., Arena/Agile) and version control (e.g., Git).