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Hardware Engineer-March 2024
Fairfax
Mar 27, 2026
About Hardware Engineer

  Description:

  Our client is looking for Hardware Design Engineer to join their Space Electronic Systems group. This group specializes in performing circuit board design for different space applications, including both individual board designs and system level electrical designs. This person will be part of a group delivering cutting-edge solutions for DoD, Intel, and Space customers.

  We are looking for a hardware design engineer to support the following functions:

  • Design, implement, and test mixed-signal Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Printed Circuit Assembly (PCA) utilizing High Density Interconnect (HDI) PCBs and high-speed (> 1 GHz) components and circuits

  • Block diagram and architecture design

  • Schematic capture and circuit analysis

  • PCB layout and routing

  • PCA integration, test, and debug

  • Complete full lifecycle design in one or more areas related to embedded hardware design and electronics design such as:

  • FPGA / signal processing PCAs with tightly coupled memory interfaces

  • High-speed (Gsps) data capture and conversion (ADC/DAC) PCAs

  • High-speed (> 1 Gbps) interconnect or backplane PCAs

  • High-speed (> 1 GHz) clock distribution and synchronization

  • Support and enhance existing embedded hardware primarily at the PCB and PCA level

  • Support interfacing disciplines such as mechanical, RF, software, firmware, and project management

  Skills:

  high speed digital, schematic capture, pcb layout, altium, pspice, ltspice, xilinx, fpga, multimeter, oscilloscope

  Top Skills Details:

  high speed digital,schematic capture,pcb layout

  Additional Skills & Qualifications:

  Required:

  • B.S. degree or higher in relevant discipline

  • 5+ years of experience in embedded hardware design

  • Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium design tools within IPC standards

  • Experience in the hardware development process including requirements specification, characterization, simulation, high-speed digital design, signal processing, schematic capture, layout, routing, testing, and integration

  • Demonstrated mixed-signal PCA development experience from concept to delivery utilizing High Density Interconnect (HDI) PCBs and high-speed (> 1 GHz) components and circuits

  • Experience with circuit simulation and circuit analysis using PSpice, LTspice, or similar

  • Experience with hardware integration, test, and debug tools (digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, emulators)

  • Experience with hardware engineering processes and standards

  • Experience with product configuration management systems

  Preferred:

  • Experience with Xilinx family devices, including Zynq UltraScale+ or Versal architecture, highly desired

  • Knowledge of NVMe, PCI, PCIe, cPCI, VME, and VPX standards (VITA 46 and VITA 65) and demonstrated experience implementing in embedded hardware designs

  • Experience with design for extremely demanding/rugged environments (e.g., high temp, shock/vibe, etc.)

  • Experience with signal integrity tools/techniques using Keysight ADS or similar

  • Experience with power integrity tools/techniques using Keysight ADS or similar

  • Experience with writing test software in Python, C/C++, or assembly language to test hardware

  • Experience with FPGA and microprocessor development including hardware descriptor languages (e.g. Verilog, VHDL)

  Experience Level:

  Intermediate Level

  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  Hiring diverse talent

  Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

  Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

  Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

  Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

  About Actalent

  Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.

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