Electrical Design Engineer

Kforce has an enterprise client that is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer III in Seattle, WA. Summary: In this role, you will be expected to own a variety of tasks, from board design and component selection to layout review, board bring-up, system test, and root-cause analysis at the subsystem and system levels. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality and innovative designs while also supporting other Company colleagues by reviewing and improving board-level and other electrical designs.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) and hands-on digital hardware design experience
• Core technical skills include high-speed digital design fundamentals, experience with high-speed memory and serial interfaces, and PCB design proficiency; Signal integrity and transmission line theory knowledge is essential, along with understanding of EMI/EMC design principles; The team prefers candidates with aerospace industry experience, semiconductor background, or rugged application design experience, though these are not strict requirements
• Demonstrated ownership of a complex digital board from schematic through bring-up and validation
• Strong high-speed digital design fundamentals
• Experience with high-speed memory and/or high-speed serial interfaces
• Proficiency with industry-standard schematic capture and PCB (EDM) design tools; Siemens Xpeditions tool chain experience is strongly preferred
• Hands-on lab proficiency with high-speed test equipment and a structured debug methodology
• Ability to read datasheets, reference manuals, and user guides and turn them into correct design decisions