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# Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

- **Company:** Star, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Adobe Flash, Altium Designer, Automation of Tests, Network Analysis, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Electronic Design Automation, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Design of User Interfaces, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Non-Volatile Memory, PCI Express, Schematic Capture, Static Timing Analysis, CPLD, PIC Microcontroller, Ansys
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/530b6c66-cd4e-43d5-a30d-3fdc6c9dd498/electrical-engineer-digital-hardware

## About the Role

* Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
 * Experience: 5+ years of experience in digital hardware design, FPGA-based systems, or high-speed digital PCB design.
 * Experience designing with processors, microcontrollers, FPGA/CPLD, and memory devices (DDRx, SRAM, ROM, Flash).
 * Familiarity with FPGA/SoC platforms and associated design toolchains.
 * Working knowledge of SI/PI simulation and timing analysis tools (e.g., HyperLynx, Ansys, or equivalent).

Desired Skills

 * Exposure to backplane-based architectures (e.g., VPX, SpaceVPX, CompactPCI Serial, or similar).
 * Exposure to radiation-tolerant digital design practices.
 * Familiarity with spacecraft data bus standards (e.g., SpaceWire, CCSDS).
 * Experience with Altium Designer or equivalent EDA tools.
 * Exposure to worst-case circuit analysis (WCA) and part derating practices.
 * Experience with high-speed memory interface design (DDRx) and board technologies such as HDI or back drilling.
 * Exposure to high-speed digital or optical interfaces and protocols (e.g., Ethernet, PCIe).
 * MATLAB, Python, or similar programming experience for analysis or test automation.

## Description

* Execute digital hardware and high-speed PCB designs following the CCA design lifecycle: requirements generation, preliminary design, peer reviews, detailed design, test plan generation, and integration and test.
 * Design mixed-signal circuit card assemblies (CCAs) incorporating processors, microcontrollers, FPGA/CPLD, and volatile/non-volatile memory (DDRx, SRAM, ROM, Flash).
 * Support FPGA/SoC board layout, backplane interface implementation, and compute module integration, including high-speed memory interfaces (DDRx) and board technologies such as HDI and back-drilled vias.
 * Utilize schematic capture, constraint-driven layout, simulation, and timing analysis tools to generate and verify circuit card designs.
 * Support timing analysis, SI/PI simulation, and worst-case circuit analysis (WCA) for digital hardware designs, including thermal, EMI/EMC, and component derating considerations.
 * Support board bring-up, debug, and signal/power integrity verification alongside embedded software engineers, using lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, DC power supplies) to troubleshoot at the component and board level.
 * Assist with component selection and qualification for digital hardware, including evaluating component tolerances for design margin.
 * Work independently to generate digital CCA design solutions.