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Junior Board Hardware Design Engineer
ICONMA, LLC
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Junior
2 days ago
$60.24 – $65.24 / hour
- soldering
- FPGA
- Altium
- KiCad
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
2 days ago
Responsibilities:
- Schematic & PCB Design: Assist in creating electrical schematics and multi-layer PCB layouts using ECAD tools.
- Component Selection: Research and select electronic components based on performance, cost, and availability. Maintain the digital component library.
- Prototyping & Assembly: Bring up new hardware prototypes, including hands-on board rework, soldering, modifications, and MCU/FPGA programming
- Testing & Verification: Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers) to test, debug, and validate hardware functionality against specifications.
- Documentation: Generate and maintain engineering documentation, including Bills of Materials (BOMs) PCB Gerbers, test plans, and design reviews.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless product integration.
- Fabrication: Work with PCB fab and assembly vendors to submit designs and answer technical questions. Suggest part substitutions when components are out of stock.
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Circuit Fundamentals: Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles.
- ECAD Experience: Familiarity with PCB design software such as Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD, or Eagle (academic project experience is acceptable).
- Lab Skills: Hands-on experience with standard lab equipment and basic soldering/rework skills.
- Problem Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to diagnose hardware issues.
- Communication: Clear written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and teamwork.
- Experience with common communication protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, or USB.
- Prior internship or co-op experience in hardware development or electronics manufacturing.
- Basic understanding of power management (buck/boost regulators, LDOs) and signal integrity basics.
- Mentorship from senior engineering staff to accelerate your career growth.
- Hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and product lifecycles.
Why Should You Apply?
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
Junior Board Hardware Design Engineer · ICONMA, LLC