Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Acara Solution is looking for an Electrical Hardware Design Engineer for our client located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Here's what you'd do:

• Design and develop electrical hardware schematics and layouts for complex digital systems
• Implement FPGA-based designs with high-speed memory interfaces, including DDR3, DDR4, and LPDDR4
• Integrate and support digital interfaces such as I2C, SPI, and SDIO
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to support hardware development and testing

Required skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Science or Engineering or Technology or Mathematics with 5 years of experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in designing PCBs/PWBs using Siemens expedition or similar tools.

Preferred skills:

• Master's Degree with 3 years of experience.
• An understanding of the hardware development process throughout the lifecycle of a program, including design for manufacturing and design for test.
• Knowledge of Siemens expedition or similar tools for schematic entry, constraint definition, and signal integrity/power integrity analysis.
• Experience designing PCBs/PWBs, including using advanced materials, packaging techniques, and high-speed interfaces.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills, breaking down complex technical problems logically and finding efficient solutions.
• Cross-disciplinary communication skills, working effectively with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.
• Team collaboration, offering and receiving feedback constructively, and mentoring junior engineers when needed.
• schematic capture and layout design of digital subsystems and components, use of lab test equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other test equipment.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.