Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
Medtronic
Senior Hardware Engineer
Parallel Wireless
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Develop design, schematics, oversee PCB layout, and perform board bring-up for 4G LTE and 5G NR systems operating in sub-6 GHz bands
- Design for ruggedized electronics, ensuring compliance with relevant standards for environmental and electromagnetic compatibility
- Ensure designs meet stringent requirements for shock, vibration, temperature extremes, and EMI/EMC
- Review and advise on board level simulations and PCB layout
- Optimize signal integrity, power efficiency, and thermal performance for compact, high-density designs
- Conduct board-level testing, debugging, rework, and validation using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and other lab equipment
- Support system-level integration and field testing
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software and systems engineers, to ensure seamless integration of hardware solutions
- Work with external parties for PCB layout and prototype production
- Create detailed design documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test plans
- Ensure designs comply with 3GPP standards for 4G/5G
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in board-level design, with a focus on 4G/5G designs
- Proven experience designing electronics for ruggedized platforms
- Hands-on experience with RF design
- Expertise in high-speed circuits including FPGA, SDRAM, SERDES, Ethernet, and RF circuit design
- Knowledge of thermal management and power supply design for rugged environments
- Knowledge of PCB layout for high-frequency signals
- Familiarity with embedded systems and FPGA integration
- Knowledge of harsh environmental standards and 3GPP 4G/5G specifications
- Experience debugging complex digital and RF circuits
- Experience with lab equipment for RF testing and validation (e.g., spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, oscilloscopes)
- Familiarity with Software-Defined Radio (SDR) platforms or Open RAN architectures
- Experience working with third parties on board layout and prototype production
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional teamwork
