Electronics Engineer (PCB)

TL;DR

Electronics Engineer (PCB) (High-Speed Digital and Optical Compute Hardware): Designing and validating complex multilayer PCBs that connect optical compute systems with digital control, with an accent on signal integrity, power integrity, simulation, and high-speed interfaces. Focus on leading prototype bring-up, debugging intricate hardware failures, and solving cross-domain challenges across electronics, optics, and software.

Location: On-site at the Paris offices, France. Relocation support is available for moves within 20 minutes of the company location.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage AI and computer hardware company developing technologies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

What you will do

• Develop complex PCBs focused on high-speed digital interfaces and sophisticated power distribution networks.
• Own the hardware lifecycle from schematic design and SI/PI simulation through prototype bring-up, validation, and debugging.
• Execute SPICE and IBIS simulations to predict and verify circuit behavior.
• Lead structured testing and fault analysis for hardware prototypes.
• Collaborate with optical and software engineers to resolve cross-domain design challenges.
• Conduct design reviews and contribute to PCB layout, signal integrity, and thermal performance.

Requirements

• Comprehensive expertise in high-speed digital design, precision analog circuitry, and power distribution networks.
• Advanced proficiency with Altium Designer or a comparable professional ECAD toolchain for schematics and layout.
• Experience with PCIe Gen 4/5, LVDS, and ultra-fast memory interfaces.
• Experience with electronics simulation, SI/PI analysis, and SPICE or IBIS models.
• Advanced laboratory experience, including soldering, oscilloscopes, VNAs, and other measurement instruments.
• Proficient English is required; French is a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with control electronics for optical or laser-based systems.
• Strong knowledge of DFM and DFA principles, PCB library management, and component lifecycle tracking.

Culture & Benefits

• High-paced, multicultural, engineering-led environment.
• Meaningful stock option plan included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Healthcare coverage, including family-friendly options, pension contributions, and professional development support.
• 25 days of paid time off in addition to public holidays.
• Relocation bonus, moving expense coverage, and reimbursement of 50% of the public transport subscription fee.
• Significant ownership of a key technical domain with opportunities for vertical and horizontal growth.