Sr. Specialist, Digital Hardware Engineer

Sr. Specialist, Digital Hardware Engineer_Rochester,NY_Full-Time (FTE)_Direct Hire

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Position: Sr. Specialist, Digital Hardware Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time (FTE)

Location: Rochester,NY

Base Salary: $120,000 to $140,000 + Best-in-class benefits

Job Description

• Join our team as a Digital Hardware Engineer and play a critical role in advancing the next generation of embedded digital hardware supporting the company's Software Defined Radios (SDR) and accessories.
• Reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager, you will take ownership of the full hardware lifecycle—from conceptualizing high-level requirements to seeing your designs move through manufacturing and into the field.
• This is an opportunity to solve complex integration challenges within a cross-functional environment, ensuring our communication systems meet the highest performance standards.

Essential Functions

• High-Speed Digital Protocols: Comprehensive technical knowledge of embedded microprocessor design and integration for ARM Cores, DDR memory interfaces, and high-bandwidth USB and Ethernet.
• Design Simulation & Analysis: Proficient use of simulation tools such as LTSpice for circuitry, HyperLynx for signal integrity, and MATLAB for system-level modeling.
• Advanced Architecture & PCB Design: Proven ability to lead the full design cycle—including requirement analysis, schematic capture (using Mentor VX/Designer), and complex high-speed layout analysis.
• Verification & Validation (V&V): Expertise in executing subsystem and system-level test plans, using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) to identify and resolve critical hardware defects.
• Compliance & Reliability Engineering: Experience designing for MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC) and adhering to IPC standards to ensure hardware survivability in high-reliability environments.
• Security Clearance Eligibility: Ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering or a related field.
• Experience: 6+ years of relevant experience (4+ with a master’s degree) or 10+ years of experience in Digital Design in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Specialized Knowledge: Familiarity with SDR architectures, embedded SW/VHDL, and configuration management tools like Agile.
• SDR & RF Architecture Mastery: A nuanced understanding of Software Defined Radio (SDR) architectures and the interaction between digital boards and RF circuitry.
• Hardware-Software Integration: Experience using embedded software, scripting (e.g., Python), or VHDL to automate design analysis and facilitate rapid troubleshooting.
• Configuration & Lifecycle Management: Proficiency with Agile PLM software to manage product data and streamline manufacturing introduction.
• Diagnostic Tool Proficiency: Familiarity with Boundary Scan tools (JTAG) for testing high-density PCBAs where physical probe access is limited.
• Systems Thinking: The ability to visualize cross-disciplinary impacts, such as how digital design choices affect thermal management or software latency.
• In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $90,500 - $168,500 This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.
• Our company also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Compensation

• Full-time
• Benefits - Full
• Relocation Assistance Available - Yes

Candidate Details

• Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
• Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Screening Questions

• Eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance?