Hardware Design Engineer

Join the innovative team at Fifth Gait Technologies and become an integral part of our fast-paced, industry-leading company. We specialize in designing and executing tests of microelectronics and electro-optics in nuclear and space radiation environments. We support multiple DoD programs directly with the government as well as supporting prime contractors. We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated Hardware Design Engineer to work with our team as an innovator and future leader in the industry.

WHO WE ARE: Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc. is a minority woman-owned small business founded in 2007. With our team of subject matter experts, we are an industry leader in all aspects of radiation survivability for ground and space-based Defense systems. From modeling and simulation of radiation environments and effects to the design, test, and evaluation of sensors, electronics, and optical materials, we provide turnkey options to the survivability community. With laboratory facilities in Colorado Springs, CO and Huntsville, AL, our team of engineers and scientists are developing solutions to industry challenges.

OUR CULTURE: Fifth Gait Technologies is a fast growing, small company making a big impact in the Defense and civilian aerospace community. At Fifth Gait, you can be part of a team that works together for common goals and celebrates the success of the team and the individual. In the family atmosphere of our company, we hold high standards of conduct where professionalism and fairness are keys to our success.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on engineering design and test experience, preferred
• Required: the eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

• Mixed signal circuit and board design, simulation, implementation, and verification
• PCB design for high-speed digital camera interfaces such as Camera Link (Base, Medium, and Full), and custom high speed (up to 2GHz) differential serial
• FMC and SoM daughter card design for serial data interfaces
• Collaborate with a team of FPGA designers, software engineers, and test developers
• Design power supply, digital circuitry with high speed, high-performance Xilinx FPGAs, and latest DDR SDRAM and Flash memory technology
• Signal Integrity requirements and report evaluations
• Layout constraints, guidance, and review
• Testing and qualifying prototype boards

Desired Experience/Skills:

• Experience with mixed signal PCB design including FPGAs, SoCs, linear and switching voltage regulators, clock circuits, and high-speed serial data circuits
• Experience with high-speed differential layout
• Experience in FPGA PCB layout (Xilinx UltraScale / RFSoC) utilizing gigabit serial transceivers
• Understanding high-speed signaling and signal integrity
• Understanding of digital electronics is required
• Fluency in Altium Designer strongly desired
• Experience with the VPX standard strongly is a plus
• Ability to design FPGA/CPLD logic in Verilog or VHDL is a plus
• Image Sensor interface experience is preferred.
• Experience bringing up prototype hardware.
• Familiar with board-level signal integrity simulation tools.
• Experience writing and executing test plans to verify board-level mixed signal circuits.
• Familiar with common benchtop instruments such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, and power supplies.
• Familiar with Xilinx, Intel, or Lattice FPGAs and CPLDs, as well as their design tools.
• Experience collaborating with other technical disciplines such as Analog, Software, Mechanical, and RF.
• Familiarity with standard SPICE simulation suites
• SFP+ and gigabit MAC experience is a plus

OUR BENEFITS: Fifth Gait offers competitive salaries and outstanding benefits including company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, annual bonuses, and a retirement plan including company matching.

SALARY RANGE: $110,000-$130,000. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer.