Hardware Engineer jobs in Reston, VA

Parraid, a products company, is wholly devoted to design, engineering, sales, and support of telemetry data systems and tactically oriented mission-critical communications solutions. We are headquartered in Hollywood, MD, with a great team, well-established product lines, and a growing client base.

We are seeking an experienced Hardware (HW) Engineer to work as a member of the Product Engineering Team to develop hardware-based product solutions focused on telemetry and electronic communications technologies.

Hardware Engineer Responsibilities:

• Develop hardware design specifications based on requirements, or concept sketches.
• Perform technical planning, circuit level design, implementation, verification, formal Acceptance and Production tests.
• Perform system-level analysis: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timing analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition to address customer requirements.
• Lead and actively participate in hardware design including architecture plan, generation of functional block diagrams, state diagrams, and schematics.
• Perform design analysis including circuit modeling and simulation, field programmable gate array (FPGA) simulations, signal integrity modeling, power analysis, failure mode analysis, and manufacturability analysis.
• Implementation of the design including oversight of layout, support procurement of first article and debug of the first article build.
• Write and review design, release, and support documentation: design review documents, production manuals, interface control documents, test procedures, etc.
• Active coordination with other departments for system integration, software integration, testing, and production throughout the design effort.
• Support co-worker development efforts and solicit assistance when necessary or appropriate.
• Provide maintenance support of existing products for adding enhancements, handling parts obsolescence and corrective actions.
• Execute tasks in accordance with QMS processes and procedures.

Hardware Engineer Required Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of PCI Express, DDR or other high-speed interfaces, preferably with practical experience.
• Knowledge of Ethernet down to the physical layer, preferably with practical experience.
• Knowledge of basic serial communication interfaces like I2C and USB, preferably with practical experience.
• Knowledge of SoC FPGA design, preferably with practical experience.
• Experience with design and debug of HDL coding (either VHDL or Verilog) targeting communication signal processing and low latency processing.
• Good understanding of practical techniques for noise reduction / control and electrical susceptibility immunity.
• Successful track record of completed design efforts.
• Ability to cohesively work with a diverse team and multiple departments.
• Ability to drive a project through to success within a standard process framework with minimal oversight.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Ability to validate requirements and synthesize complex technical details and design solutions to meet them.
• Ability to resolve technical issues spanning multiple technical and/or functional areas.
• Experience using basic lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and multimeters.
• The ability to efficiently drive a successful product development cycle from concept through production.

Hardware Engineer Desired Skills and Experience:

• Expert knowledge of hardware technologies with 7 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience closing timing on FPGA designs.
• Familiarity with basic DSP functional blocks such as filtering and FFT.
• Previously performed high-speed signal integrity analysis.
• Experience with RF design and debug techniques.
• Exposure to, and experience with, EMC/EMI and Environmental qualification processes.
• Scripting capabilities like Python for debug tools and testing.

Hardware Engineer Toolsets:

• Proficiency using Active-HDL, Matlab, Quartus Prime, Cadence, PSPICE, MS Office
• Proficiency with classic HW lab tools such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, etc.

Job Type:

Full-Time/Regular

Hardware Engineer Years of Experience:

4 Years; early to mid-career professional hardware engineer with telecommunications and / or telemetry data systems background desired

Hardware Engineer Minimum Level of Education:

4-Year bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) or master’s degree in electrical engineering (MSEE) preferred; 4-year bachelor’s degree in related technical discipline such as Computer Engineering will be considered.

Minimal Travel Required

ITAR Compliance:  This position requires access to or use of information which is subject to the federal International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  All applicants for this position must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a National Security Clearance.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Applicants with disabilities may contact Human Resources to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact us at 301-690-0690 x 380.