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Hardware Design EngineerOur high-technology industry client is seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer. The role will involve a mix of system design, PCB design, system bring-up and system qualification, including a proportion of lab work at their Oxford offices.For this role, they value creativity, problem-solving skills, and experience.Responsibilities: - * Detailed hardware design, including specification, simulation, schematic design (Altium), and component selection. * Bring up and test new hardware in the lab. The hardware will include electronics and photonics, but your responsibility will be for the electronics. * Diagnosis of issues during bring-up and test of new hardware. * Full characterisation of new electronic systems and how they interact with the photonic parts. * Characterisation of the mechanical and thermal properties of the systems and how they interact with the photonic parts. * Qualification of electronic systems for production, working with external test houses as appropriate.Required Experience and Skills: * Good experience in high-speed digital design. Their hardware requirements encompass high-speed discrete analogue-digital conversion, high-performance FPGAs, and high-speed digital interfaces, including Ethernet and DDR. * Experience in the bring-up and testing of new electronic systems. * A capable diagnostic engineer with strong rework skills. * Comfortable working both as a solo engineer and in small ...

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