Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer III Digital High-Speed Design & Board Bring-Up

Job Description
This role focuses on designing and validating advanced digital electronic hardware for demanding applications. You will own the full lifecycle of high-speed digital board design, from schematic capture and interface definition through signal integrity analysis, and into the lab for bring-up, verification, and manufacturing readiness. The position is ideal for an electrical engineer who enjoys hands‐on digital hardware development, complex PCB design, and cooperative work with layout, firmware, and software teams. Responsibilities
- Design complex multi-layer digital printed circuit boards (PCBs), including schematic capture, component selection, and participation in design reviews for processor‐, FPGA‐, and SoC-based boards.
- Define and constrain high-speed digital interfaces, including pin planning, interface budgeting, and the creation of appropriate design constraints.
- Own the digital subsystem architecture for clocking, resets, boot and configuration, and general‐purpose I/O.
- Perform pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity analysis and translate results into routing rules, impedance constraints, and layout guidance.
- Partner closely with PCB layout engineers to route dense, high-pin-count devices while meeting high‐speed design requirements.
- Lead digital board bring‐up, including power‐on procedures, clock initialization, interface configuration, and link validation.
- Debug hardware in the lab using high-speed instrumentation and a structured, methodical approach to problem solving.
- Develop, write, and execute functional and interface test plans across relevant operating conditions, document results clearly, and drive root‐cause analysis of hardware, firmware, and software integration issues.




- Contribute to manufacturing readiness by applying design‐for‐manufacturability and design‐for‐test principles, and by creating bring‐up procedures and supporting documentation.
- Collaborate with firmware and software teams during embedded processor and SoC bring‐up to ensure robust system integration.
- Support power management design and verification activities as part of the overall digital hardware development process. Essential Skills
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
- Hands‐on experience in digital hardware development and ownership of complex digital board designs from schematic through bring‐up.
- Strong understanding of high-speed digital design fundamentals, including signal integrity and timing considerations.
- Experience with high-speed memory and/or high-speed serial interfaces in board-level designs.
- Proficiency with industry-standard schematic capture and PCB electronic design management (EDM) tools; experience with the Siemens Xpedition tool chain is strongly preferred.
- Practical lab experience using high-speed test equipment and applying a structured debug methodology.
- Ability to read and interpret datasheets, reference manuals, and user guides and convert them into correct design decisions.
- Knowledge of digital electrical engineering principles, including power management, memory design, and design verification.




- Capability to perform root cause analysis for complex hardware issues. Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with processor‐, FPGA‐, and SoC-based hardware design and associated development toolchains.
- Understanding of EMI and EMC design considerations and their application to digital hardware.
- Experience in high-speed memory or serial interface design and bring‐up.
- Experience with signal integrity simulation tools and methodologies.
- Experience bringing up embedded processors and SoCs while working closely with firmware and software teams.
- Exposure to high-reliability or harsh-environment hardware design.
- Scripting skills for test automation and data analysis.
- Interest in contributing to design-for-manufacturability and design-for-test activities.
- Motivation to work on advanced electronic hardware for demanding applications with potential for contract extension or conversion. Work Environment You will work primarily on‐site in a modern engineering facility with some flexibility for remote work. The team follows an agile, collaborative structure with daily stand-ups and weekly one‐on‐one meetings to coordinate projects and share progress. You will use advanced digital design tools, including Siemens Xpedition EDM and industry-standard lab instrumentation for high-speed testing and debug. The environment emphasizes close collaboration between hardware, layout, firmware, and software groups, with shared resources across multiple engineering teams. The role is initially structured as a 6‐month contract with potential for extension or conversion, offering exposure to complex, cutting-edge hardware projects in a skilled, fast‐paced setting.

Job Type
& Location This is a Contrac

📌 Sr. Electrical Design Engineer III (Redmond)
🏢 Actalent
📍 Redmond