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# Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** VIAVI Solutions France SAS
- **Location:** Saint-Étienne, France
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Electronic Design Automation, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), PCI Express, Release Management, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Systems Integration, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://fr.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=62cdc9cd4b9c1b83

## About the Role

The role requires 5+ years of hardware design experience, strong digital and mixed-signal skills, and proficiency in FPGA-based design (VHDL/Verilog), high-speed buses (PCIe, USB 3.x, GbE) and EDA tools (Cadence or equivalent)., * An engineering degree in electronics (classical academic background preferred: CPGE / engineering school).

 * At least 5 years of hardware design experience in an industrial R&D environment.
 * Strong command of high-speed digital design, with a solid understanding of the analogue constraints (noise, dynamic range, linearity) inherent in measurement instruments.
 * Ability to work in a cross-functional team (software, mechanical, manufacturing) and communicate effectively with international stakeholders.
 * Fluency in English and French.
 * Self-driven, rigorous and curious, with a strong appetite for cutting-edge technologies and a genuine interest in solving complex problems.

Required Technologies:

 * Digital design around FPGAs, SoCs or microprocessors and their ecosystem (DDR memories, DC-DC power, clocks, high-speed buses: PCIe, USB 3.x, Ethernet GbE...).
 * VHDL/Verilog development for programmable logic (Xilinx/Intel).
 * EDA tools: proficiency in Cadence or equivalent for schematic capture and PCB routing review.
 * Knowledge of signal integrity and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); simulation experience (HyperLynx, SIwave or similar) is a plus.
 * C/C++ and Python for board bring-up, testing and measurement automation.

## Description

You'll be reporting into our Engineering Group Manager and will be at the heart of the design of high-performance electronic boards integrating optical acquisition chains, FPGA components and high-speed digital interfaces. Your work feeds directly into product ranges sold worldwide., * Define the hardware architecture of electronic boards, accounting for system constraints (power, thermal, signal integrity, EMC) and product specifications.

 * Design and validate electronic schematics; manage PCB routing and oversee prototype manufacturing.
 * Test, debug and qualify prototypes; write test plans and qualification reports through to production release.
 * Contribute to system integration in close collaboration with the embedded software and mechanical teams, and take part in architecture reviews.
 * Monitor component and solution availability; evaluate and qualify new technologies relevant to VIAVI products.
 * Document all developments (bills of materials, calculation notes, definition files) in line with the department's quality processes.


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