Senior Mixed-Signal Hardware Design Engineer

HYPERLABS INC. is seeking a Senior Mixed-Signal Hardware Design Engineer for a 100% onsite role in Louisville, CO. In this position, you will design printed circuit board assemblies that connect high-speed analog receive/transmit hardware with digital processing platforms for a broadband instrumentation product line.

The work centers on power delivery, interface definition and documentation, signal integrity, and end-to-end hardware realization, including circuit and schematic development, PCB layout, and hands-on test, characterization, and troubleshooting using HYPERLABS proprietary instrumentation hardware and AMD Zynq MPSoC compute platforms.

Responsibilities

• Analyze power requirements for all digital and analog devices.
• Create and maintain formal power budget documentation.
• Design and implement DC power schemes using switch-mode converters and linear regulators.
• Define and document interface requirements between high-speed analog hardware, data converters, and digital controllers.
• Generate and maintain specifications for control signals including GPIO, SPI, I2C, JESD204, and USB.
• Evaluate and specify controlled impedance transmission line geometries and high-speed connectors to support signal integrity targets.
• Create, specify, and maintain CAD components within the HYPERLABS part database using OrCAD EDM and CIP.
• Architect and implement new circuits, including discrete transistor-level design.
• Integrate new and existing hardware IP into comprehensive schematic designs using OrCAD Capture.
• Direct PCB layout activities in OrCAD PCB Designer (Allegro), meeting physical, thermal, and signal integrity constraints.
• Perform rigorous testing, characterization, and troubleshooting for both new prototypes and existing production hardware.

Requirements

• BSEE minimum; MSEE preferred.
• 5+ years of professional mixed-signal electronic hardware design experience.
• Strong foundation in Circuits 101 and discrete transistor-level design.
• Understanding of scattering parameters, signal reflection, and wave interference.
• Board-level design experience with hardware interfacing standards including SPI, I2C, JESD204, USB, and Ethernet.
• Experience designing with high-speed DACs and ADCs.
• Familiarity with industry-standard high-speed input/output buffer topologies such as CML, ECL, LVDS, CMOS, including correct termination and AC/DC coupling approaches.
• Hands-on experience with the Cadence/OrCAD ecosystem: OrCAD Capture, OrCAD PCB Designer/Allegro, EDM, CIP, and CIS.
• Proficiency in scripting or test automation programming using Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
• Board-level design experience integrating FPGAs, MPSoCs, and DDR4 memory.
• Previous design experience with RF mixers.
• Background in signal processing and sampling theory.
• Louisville, CO 80027: Relocate before starting work (Required).

Technologies

• AMD Zynq MPSoC
• OrCAD EDM, OrCAD CIP, OrCAD Capture, OrCAD PCB Designer (Allegro)
• Cadence/OrCAD
• GPIO, SPI, I2C, JESD204, USB, Ethernet
• DC power schemes, switch-mode converters, linear regulators
• Controlled impedance transmission line geometries
• CML, ECL, LVDS, CMOS
• High-speed DACs, ADCs
• Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW
• FPGAs, MPSoCs, DDR4 memory
• RF mixers

Compensation and Work Details

• Salary: USD 135,000 - 185,000 per year
• Job type: Full Time (40 hours/week)
• Work location: In person

Benefits

• Paid Time Off with additional holidays
• 401K with matching
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Profit Sharing
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Life insurance

HYPERLABS is not seeking assistance from search firms to fill this position, and no fees will be paid for unsolicited information sent to HYPERLABS by recruiters or search firms.