Senior embedded software designer developing BSPs, drivers, and FPGA SoC systems for Fidus's high - speed electronic product designs. Providing technical leadership across communications, networking, video, and other advanced applications.
About the role
- Hardware Designer architecting high-speed electronic systems for Fidus, a Canadian technology design firm. Designing, testing, and validating complex boards across emerging technology markets.
Responsibilities
- Develop system- and board-level architectural designs collaboratively with software and FPGA programmers
- Analyze requirements and provide schematic design and component selection for high-speed circuits, SerDes up to 32Gbps, control circuits, power supply sequencing, inter-board connectors, and memory buses
- Conduct LTSpice design simulations and validate circuits through prototype bench tests
- Collaborate with Signal Integrity teams on critical-net analysis
- Participate in Signal Integrity, PCB Layout, FPGA coding, and Software design reviews
- Create parts libraries and perform schematic capture with embedded layout constraints using OrCAD Capture CIS
- Develop comprehensive test plans and procedures
- Perform lab bring-up and in-depth verification of hardware prototypes
- Resolve hardware and software integration issues with the team
- Lead regulatory certification testing
- Generate technical and user documentation
- Provide pre-project technical support to business and sales teams on scope, schedule, estimates, and deliverables
- Provide post-project technical support to customers
- Mentor junior and intermediate electronic designers
- Collaborate with customers and cross-functional FPGA, software, SI/PI, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal teams throughout product development
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of direct electronics design experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- Ability to lead a design technically and mentor others
- Strong fundamental knowledge of high-speed circuit and multi-layer PCB design
- In-depth understanding of the hardware product development cycle, including requirements, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, signal integrity, verification, and manufacturing
- Background in FPGA designs, including 32Gbps differential pairs, power/thermal design
- Experience with DDR4, PCIe Gen4, MIPI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB-C, HDMI, SerDes, and JESD204B
- Experience with Cadence CIS, OrCAD, or Cadence Allegro
- Experience using optical test sets, signal analyzers, and GHz+ oscilloscopes
- Hands-on debugging experience with scopes, VNAs, signal generators, and electronic loads
- Familiarity with ESD, EMI, and RF design considerations
- Ability to use Verilog, RTL, or HLS is an asset
- Embraces AI as part of a modern engineering toolkit
- Travel may be required domestically and internationally
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Matching GRSP contributions
- Annual profit-sharing bonus
- Other supplementary benefits
- Travel opportunities to support customer engagements and project delivery
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