Hardware Applications Engineer

Location: San Jose CA. Seeking local candidates only.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with IC design systems FW and test teams to translate field issues and customer requirements into product improvements and new features.

• Review customer schematics and layouts for signalintegrity and powerintegrity best practices (impedance control terminations return paths via design reference plane strategy).

• Assist boardlevel bringup and validation using oscilloscopes protocol analyzers; generate test reports and recommendations.

• Develop automation scripts to support the evaluation and testing of NXP reference designs and evaluation boards

• Participate in onsite or remote debug support for complex customer issues.

• Develop and maintain application collateral: reference designs layout guidelines design checklists characterization reports application notes training materials.

• Support demo setup preparation for trade shows and provide FAE training

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Computer/Electrical Engineering

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Hardware Applications Engineer Hardware Design Engineer or Systems Validation Engineer. Ideal candidate will have no more than 5 years experience for this role.

• Familiarity with high-speed data communication protocols and interfaces including Ethernet networking and switching MIPI CSI-2 and display protocols (DP/eDP).

• Strong understanding of highspeed SerDes fundamentals including channel loss reflections return loss insertion loss ISI jitter equalization and clocking.

• Handson experience using lab equipment including highbandwidth oscilloscopes TDR VNA BERT protocol analyzers logic analyzers and related tools.

• Experience with high-speed signal PCB design considerations including layer stackup routing constraints differential pairs reference planes decoupling and power delivery.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex technical topics to both expert and nontechnical audiences.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with global crossfunctional teams (design systems test marketing and field applications).

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits incentive compensation and/or equity for certain roles.
Company benefits include health. dental and vision insurance. 401(k) and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications skill level work location and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:

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