Senior Hardware Engineer

Requirements:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics
• Five or more years of relevant experience, equivalent to an engineer working in high-speed board design
• Strong proficiency with schematic design and electromagnetic simulation tools, such as Xpedition, HFSS, or ADS
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experience with high-speed RF measurements and characterization equipment
• Solid understanding of electromagnetic and RF fundamentals, including impedance matching and S-parameters
• Experience using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, function generators, and BER test sets
• Experience with fiber-optics testing and measurement
• Ability to drive design teams, component vendors, and manufacturing partners
• Ability to produce high-quality design documentation, including high-level designs and unit tests
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Coherent pluggable transceiver design experience is a significant advantage
• Preferred: Masters degree in Electrical Engineering; experience with Mentor Graphics DxDesigner and HyperLynx; knowledge of coherent optical systems, optical component reliability, and telecom standards such as Telcordia, IEC, and ITU; signal integrity management using Ansys HFSS; optical transceiver experience; and programming in LabVIEW, Python, or MATLAB for testing

Responsibilities:

• Design coherent pluggable optical transceiver modules for metro, core, and data center applications
• Develop block diagrams and schematics from concept through design
• Specify, design, test, integrate, and release new products to production
• Create hardware unit design specifications and test plans
• Collaborate across R&D disciplines to meet design objectives
• Support production designs and product transfers to contract manufacturers
• Guide CAD designers during PCB design and work closely with layout engineers
• Collaborate with FPGA, firmware, and test engineering teams during product integration
• Use Ansys HFSS 3D simulation for circuit design and high-speed analysis
• Complete assigned portions of the product design lifecycle involving multiple components
• Perform assigned design activities independently with minimal supervision
• Develop and maintain an understanding of product architecture, designs, processes, and tools relevant to assigned work

Technologies:

• 3D
• FPGA
• Firmware
• Hardware
• HyperLynx
• Support
• Matlab
• Network
• Python

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We are recruiting on behalf of a leading networking and communications equipment provider for a Senior Hardware Engineer at its Atlanta, Georgia facility. This is a direct-hire opportunity. The engineer will join a team developing optical transceiver modules and contribute to product design from concept through production. We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace.

last updated 43 week of 2026