Senior Software Engineer (Prism)

Torrance, CAfull time

On Site

senior

$140k–$170k

H1B: no

NorthwoodSpace Senior Electrical Engineer role at NorthwoodSpace to design non-RF electronics for Prism, a 2.4-meter parabolic antenna. Responsible for digital compute, power, embedded, and mixed-signal hardware design from block diagram to production release.

Responsibilities

Own the electrical design of Prism's non-RF electronics: high-speed digital, power electronics, embedded control, and mixed-signal circuits
Architect and design high-density boards built around FPGAs, microcontrollers, high-speed data converters, and their peripherals, including DDR memory, multi-gigabit SerDes, and 10/100G Ethernet
Define clocking architectures: reference selection, clock distribution, jitter budgets, and synchronization across boards and subsystems
Design power trees end to end, from input power and conversion stages to point-of-load regulators, sequencing, monitoring, and protection
Design mixed-signal interfaces between digital and analog/RF domains, including ADC/DAC front ends, control loops, and sensor and telemetry circuits
Drive schematic capture, define PCB stack-ups, and lead layout of complex multilayer boards with a focus on signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC
Lead board bring-up and design verification, characterizing performance in the lab and iterating designs for performance, cost, and manufacturability

Qualification

Proficiency in schematic captureWorking knowledge of signal integrityDesign experience with denseLow-jitter clock designPower electronics designMixed-signal designLab skills with oscilloscopes

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline
5+ years of professional experience designing electronics hardware, with ownership of boards from schematic through bring-up
Hands-on design experience with high-speed digital systems built around FPGAs and/or microcontrollers
Experience designing board-level clocking and power distribution for complex digital systems
Proficiency in schematic capture, PCB stack-up definition, and layout of complex multilayer boards
Working knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC design practices

Preferred

Design experience with dense, high-pin-count FPGAs (e.g., AMD/Xilinx UltraScale+ or RFSoC) and the DDR, SerDes, and JESD204B/C interfaces around them
Low-jitter clock design: PLLs, jitter cleaners, clock fan-out, and clocking for high-speed data converters
Power electronics design: DC-DC converters, multiphase and point-of-load regulators, sequencing, hot-swap, and protection circuits
Embedded hardware design for microcontroller-based control and monitoring, with common interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, and Ethernet
Mixed-signal design, including precision analog, data converter front ends, and sensor interfaces
Lab skills with oscilloscopes, spectrum and network analyzers, and electronic loads, plus soldering and hot air rework
Python (or similar) for test automation and data analysis

Company

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