Electrical Design Validation Engineer (Hardware)

TL;DR

Electrical Design Validation Engineer (Hardware): Responsible for the end-to-end hardware development life cycle, from requirement analysis to compliance certification, with an accent on board bring-up and system integration testing. Focus on debugging complex electronic circuits, validating high-speed interfaces, and ensuring signal and power integrity for SoC-based platforms.

Location: Onsite in San Jose, California

Salary: $68,911 – $161,544

Company

hirify.global Engineering is a global leader in engineering services providing R&D and digital technology solutions across various industries, including autonomous vehicles and robotics.

What you will do

• Manage the end-to-end hardware development life cycle: requirement analysis, architecture design, implementation, testing, and validation.
• Execute board bring-up and perform functional, power, high-speed interface, thermal, and system integration testing.
• Perform Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis to ensure system stability.
• Coordinate with client teams for project delivery and regulatory compliance certification.
• Validate and characterize high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen1/2/3, SERDES, SFP, PoE+, and USB.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in electrical design validation, board bring-up, and hardware debug for complex SoC-based platforms.
• Expertise in validating hardware platforms using ARM, Intel, NXP, or PowerPC processors, as well as FPGA and DDR3/DDR4 subsystems.
• Proven ability to debug signal integrity, power integrity, timing, thermal, PDN, and EMI/EMC issues.
• Hands-on experience with advanced lab equipment such as high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and VNAs.
• Familiarity with OrCAD, Allegro, or Mentor tools and working knowledge of Python for test automation.
• Location: Must be based in San Jose, California for this onsite role.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for regular full-time employees.
• Paid time off including vacation (12-25 days), personal days, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plans, including 401(k) in the U.S.
• Life and disability insurance and employee assistance programs.