Hardware Engineer IV

at  BCforward

Hardware Engineer IV
BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Hardware Engineer IV for an onsite opportunity!
Position Title: Hardware Engineer IV
Location: San Jose, CA
Anticipated Start Date: 11/30/2024
Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.
Expected Duration: 12+ Months
Job Type: Contract (>%3D30 HRS WEEKLY)
Pay Range: $85-95/HR
Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Descriptions:

• Reality Labs is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most.
• We are a team of world-class experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of hardware, software, content, and health. Our team has the responsibility for taking breakthrough concepts and delivering them to market at scale. We are seeking a Signal Integrity and Validation Engineer who has experience in electrical engineering, consumer electronics, and battery-operated mobile products.
• As a Signal and Power Integrity engineer at Reality Labs, you will take a critical role in developing next generation consumer hardware systems. You will be part of the SIPI design team, and responsible for simulation and validation of systems and boards, validating results in the lab for correlation to design specifications and improving design quality.
• The person in this role is expected to work independently and lead projects, as well as work within teams interfacing with other engineers, technicians and/or outside vendors to complete all necessary validation tasks. In particular, the role entails close collaboration with EE designers, system validation engineers, and vendors to help establish/validate system requirements and hardware specifications.

Signal Integrity Engineering Responsibilities:

• Lead signal integrity simulation/validation methodology and developing detailed engineering test plans Create scripts for workflows and tools
• Perform high-speed interface signal integrity simulations and measurements
• PDN simulations and measurements
• Validating high-speed interfaces in lab to correlate with specifications and simulation results
• Use simulation and lab data to support design troubleshooting and propose corrective actions, drive failure analysis, root cause efforts, and design of experiments to resolve problems
• Support multiple projects at the same time

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in signal integrity simulation and measurement areas
• Experience in signal and power integrity fundamentals, familiar with PCB and flex design and manufacture process
• Proven understanding of impedance control, and transmission line, feasibility study and create practical design guidelines
• Hands-on experience with creation of workflow and test methodologies for signal integrity validation
• Hands-on experience using high speed lab equipment and PHY compliance test fixtures
• Hands-on experience with creating configurations and automated scripts for test systems
• Self-starter with analytical and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s in electrical engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience in signal and power integrity validation areas
• Familiar with consumer hardware design, review and bring up process, CAD tools, constraint manager etc.
• Familiar with high-speed interface protocols for PSRAMs, Flash, and MIPI
• Experience using Ansys HFSS, Q3D, Cadence Sigrity, PowerSI, Ansys SIwave, and Keysight ADS

Benefits:
BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.
About BCforward:
Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.
BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
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EXPERIENCE

Not Specified

• Lead signal integrity simulation/validation methodology and developing detailed engineering test plans Create scripts for workflows and tools
• Perform high-speed interface signal integrity simulations and measurements
• PDN simulations and measurements
• Validating high-speed interfaces in lab to correlate with specifications and simulation results
• Use simulation and lab data to support design troubleshooting and propose corrective actions, drive failure analysis, root cause efforts, and design of experiments to resolve problems
• Support multiple projects at the same tim