Viavi Solutions

Provides network performance, optical security solutions

Staff Digital Hardware Engineer

Board & Electronics DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLenexa, KS, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), or equivalent experience, is required; a master's degree is a plus.
At least 8 years of digital hardware design experience.
Experience designing circuits using DDR3, PCIe, and other high-speed buses.
Well-rounded knowledge of electronic design automation tools, including schematic capture, printed circuit board layout, power and signal integrity simulation, synthesis, and place-and-route tools.
Excellent communication skills.
U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required under ITAR regulations.

Responsibilities

Design and develop digital hardware systems, including high-performance embedded processors, complex programmable logic devices, field-programmable gate arrays, audio, switching power supplies, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, and peripheral products.
Work with designs incorporating high-speed buses such as DDR3/4, PCIe Gen 3/4, USB, and SerDes.
Use electronic computer-aided design tools such as Cadence, Mentor Graphics, or Altium.
Use general test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
Design test boards or fixtures to support board bring-up and printed circuit board assembly testing.
Research and select components to meet electrical engineering design needs.
Test designed circuits and document test results.
Identify technical root causes and recommend corrective actions.
Estimate design project effort and execute designs to meet development schedules.
Evaluate new options in similar technologies, suggest process improvements, and provide comments and suggestions in design reviews.
Document designs, including schematics, theory of operation, and troubleshooting guides.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with avionics, communications, and test equipment design is preferred.
Cadence tool flow is desired.

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Description

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Development Engineer for our Lenexa office in the Greater Kansas City Area. You will be responsible for designing electrical circuits and digital systems for next generation avionics test equipment, and radio test equipment.

Responsible for the design and development of digital hardware systems that include high performance embedded processors, CPLDs, FPGAs, audio, switching power supplies, ADC, DAC and peripheral products.
Will work with designs that incorporate high speed busses such as DDR3/4, PCIe Gen 3/4, USB, and SerDes.
Proficient in using ECAD tools such as Cadence, Mentor Graphics, or Altium
Proficient with using general test equipment (e.g. multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Design test boards or fixtures to aid in board bring-up and PCBA testing
Research and select components to meet electrical engineering design needs
Test designed circuits and document the test results
Find technical root cause and suggest corrective action for given problems
Provide estimates on level of effort for design projects and execute designs to meet development schedules
evaluate new options of similar technology. offer suggestions to improve processes, and provide comments and suggestions in design reviews
Documentation of design including schematics, theory of operations and troubleshooting guides

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Qualifications

BSEE (Master’s degree a plus), or equivalent experience;
8+ years of digital hardware design experience
Excellent communication skills required
Experience with designing circuits using DDR3, PCIe, and other high speed busses.
Have well rounded knowledge of various types of EDA tools such as schematic capture, PCB layout tools, power and signal integrity simulation, synthesis, place-and-route tools. Cadence tool flow desired;
Experienced with avionics, communications and test equipment design preferred;
US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status required (U.S. Person Status per ITAR Regulations).

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

About the Company

Viavi Solutions

Provides network performance, optical security solutions

VIAVI Solutions provides test, measurement, and assurance products for networks and services, along with optical security solutions. It serves mobile operators, governments, enterprise networks, and infrastructure contractors, offering hardware and software tools to design, deploy, monitor, and verify network performance and security. Unlike many competitors, VIAVI combines breadth across telecom networks with optical security capabilities and serves a global customer base, enabling end-to-end validation and protection of critical infrastructure. The company’s goal is to help customers deploy and operate reliable, high-performance networks and services while ensuring security and compliance.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Chandler, AZ
Founded: 1923

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