Board Design Engineer (High-Speed PCB)

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States; hybrid work with at least 3 days per week in the Sunnyvale office

Salary: $160,000–$210,000 annual base salary, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global, born at X, Google's Moonshot Factory, develops wireless optical communication and photonics chip technologies to expand access to faster, more affordable, and reliable internet.

What you will do

• Lead printed circuit board design from concept through volume production, including architecture, schematic capture, layout, fabrication, testing, and qualification.
• Design analog and digital circuitry for high-speed transceivers, power systems, memory, and sensitive receivers.
• Select electrical components such as SoCs, FPGAs, and high-speed switches while optimizing performance and cost.
• Ensure signal integrity and power integrity through modeling and laboratory characterization.
• Manage PCB layout constraints and coordinate component vendors, contract manufacturers, fabrication, testing, and test software resources.
• Apply system-level knowledge of EMI/EMC, reliability, and compliance while collaborating with photonics IC, electronic IC, mechanical design, and software teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital design, signal integrity, power integrity, wirebonding, and board fabrication.
• Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management tools and ECO management.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing and process tools.
• Ability to work from the Sunnyvale office at least 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of semiconductor design, measurement, and packaging.
• Experience with analog and mixed-signal IC design using Cadence Virtuoso and Siemens/Mentor Calibre for DRC/LVS verification.
• Experience with organic or silicon interposer design for advanced packaging.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small, dynamic engineering team focused on challenging, high-impact technology problems.
• Collaborate across photonics, electronic IC, mechanical design, and software disciplines.
• Receive bonus, equity, and employee benefits in addition to base salary.