We are looking for a highly skilled

Staff Electronic Engineer

to architect and design the physical hardware of our next-generation, ruggedized OpenVPX computing platforms. This is a high-impact role requiring a deep "ruggedized mindset" to serve as the technical authority on board-level design, focusing on high-speed signal integrity, power delivery, and thermal survivability.

You will be responsible for integrating state-of-the-art Intel Core Ultra and NVIDIA GPUs into physical modules that can survive the most extreme environments on earth. This is a permanent, strategic position. You will not just be looking at a circuit; you will take ownership of the physical integrity of the hardware, ensuring our designs maintain flawless performance under severe environmental stress.

Key Responsibilities

Ruggedized Hardware Design:

Lead the schematic capture and guide the PCB layout of complex 3U OpenVPX modules, ensuring strict alignment with VITA standards.

High-Speed Integrity:

Architect hardware designs that maintain flawless signal integrity for PCIe Gen 5 and 10G/40G Ethernet across VPX backplane connectors.

Power & Thermal Management:

Design robust power distribution networks (VITA 62) and collaborate with mechanical engineers for optimal component placement and heat dissipation in conduction-cooled systems.

Physical Layer Debugging:

Troubleshoot complex board-level issues using 16GHz+ Oscilloscopes and VNAs to solve signal degradation, jitter,



or power anomalies.

Root Cause Analysis:

Perform deep-dive RCA on physical hardware failures under environmental stress, implementing immediate corrective actions.

Required Technical Skills

Core Hardware Stack:

Deep knowledge of OpenVPX, PCIe Gen 4/5, high-speed fiber routing, and VITA 62 power standards.

Hardware Tools:

Expert-level proficiency with Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), high-end Oscilloscopes (16GHz+), and Time Domain Reflectometers (TDRs) for signal characterization.

Design Tools:

High proficiency in schematic capture and guiding complex, high-density PCB layouts.

Professional Experience

8–10+ years

of hands-on experience in complex, high-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware design.

Proven track record of successfully designing hardware for ruggedized, conduction-cooled, or aerospace/defense applications.

Extensive experience isolating electrical faults at both the discrete component and backplane level.

Soft Skills

Analytical Rigor:

A deeply ingrained analytical ability to deconstruct complex signal integrity issues and power delivery anomalies to find the root cause.

Collaborative Design:

Excellent ability to work seamlessly with mechanical and thermal engineers to optimize physical board layouts.

Typical Experience 8 to 10+ years.

Typical Education Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.

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