Job Description

LevelUp Force has an immediate need for a SENIOR PRINCIPAL HARDWARE ENGINEER - ANALOG AND POWER SUPPLY to support one of our prestigious Telecommunications / Satellite Network Provider customers in San Diego, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Develop high speed circuit design incorporating hardware devices such as CPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, ASIC, RF ICs, ADC/DAC, PA, LNA, antenna and battery.
• Architect, design, and test power management and distribution circuits for telecommunication products using Li-ion battery, vehicular supply, AC-DC converter, and solar panel.
• Evaluate customer and regulatory agency requirements related to emission and power supply safety. Propose and implement solutions to meet such requirements.
• Provide guidance and suggestions to improve efficiency, performance, and reliability of power distribution system across multiple product lines.
• Create detailed design documentation, schematics, BOMs, analysis, and test plans to support verification and regulatory testing of hardware design during prototype, certification, and production phases.
• Work closely with RF, system, and software engineering teams to define and design various low power operating products.
• Lead and guide technicians, junior hardware, and factory test engineers on hardware design, test methodology, and debug efforts.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience with various switching power supply circuit design, AC-DC and DC-DC converters, Li-ion battery charging and testing, power conditioning, circuit protection, and power distribution in noisy environment.
• 5+ years of experience with the design of low-voltage, low noise power supply, power moding, and power saving techniques for multi-core embedded processor/DSP hardware system operating in industrial temperature range.
• 5+ years of design experience in EMI and noise reduction, optimizing signal integrity and power efficiency.
• 5+ years design experience with PCB layout, stackup design, placement, and routing using CAD tools and software packages (e.g. Allegro for review and for guiding CAD engineer on critical routing).
• 5+ years electrical hardware engineering experience working with high speed hardware circuit design using portable or fixed power sources.
• 5+ years of experience with following test equipment: high speed oscilloscope, bus protocol analyzer, logic analyzer, signal generators, temperature chamber, signal generators, and soldering equipment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• Knowledge of power and analog circuits, mixed-signal system, ADC/DAC, and power-management IC (PMIC) for multiple power domain and sequencing.
• Experience with high speed, high density digital and analog PCB design.
• Experience with various communication bus protocols (e.g. USB, 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, UART, I2C, and SPI bus).
• Experience with managing a team of engineers designing a product from prototype phase to final production
• Experience working with QA and factory test engineers to come up with factory test plan / procedures to improve yield and quality of production units.
• Experience sourcing electronic components and working with domestic and international component vendors and distributors.
• Experience managing 3rd party design contractors or vendors is a plus.

Please send resumes to dheaton@levelupforce.com or call Dana Heaton at 202-270-8083

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Company Description

LevelUp Force was created to bring you best-in-breed information technology staffing experience...information technology staffing by IT professionals. Our founders have over forty years of combined experience in information technology and related fields. We understand the day-to-day challenges CIOs face and understand the demands you face in implementing large projects or simply running your day-to-day operations. LevelUp Force is focused on adherence to time-honored principles of building long-term relationships with our clients and stakeholders while creating a culture of innovation and service excellence. LevelUp Force is the premier, minority owned, information technology staffing partner that will work hard with you. We have the commitment to bring you the highest-quality IT team to complete your project, provide operations support or implement new goals and objectives your CIO is implementing.