Senior Hardware Development Engineer

MUQAWLAT KUWAIT

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design for advanced computing platforms integrating Intel FPGA, AMD Zynq Ultrascale+, and RFSoC architectures.
• Design CPU-FPGA high-performance boards for real-time data acquisition, PHY control, and distributed communication.
• Develop detailed schematics, power delivery architectures, and low-jitter clock networks.
• Define and manage high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen5/Gen6, Ethernet 1G/10G/100G, DDR4/DDR5, MIPI, USB, AXI, JESD204B/C, and ultra-high-speed SerDes up to 1600G.
• Collaborate with FPGA teams for I/O planning, constraints, and transceiver optimization.
• Design Zynq and RFSoC system boards with ARM cores, RF front-ends, and mixed-signal interfaces.
• Perform PDN design, voltage sequencing, and decoupling analysis for multi-rail systems.
• Conduct SI/PI simulations using Sigrity, HyperLynx, ADS, or equivalent.
• Guide PCB layout placement, routing, and stack-up decisions ensuring electrical and thermal integrity.
• Own board bring-up, validation, functional testing (oscilloscopes, VNAs, logic analyzers, BERT).
• Work with firmware teams on driver integration, memory mapping, and system initialization.
• Manage prototype manufacturing, DFM/DFA, vendor coordination, and assembly reviews.
• Maintain detailed design documentation, schematics, BOMs, and verification reports.
• Contribute to platform-level architecture discussions and optimization strategies.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with RFSoC RF chain integration and mixed-signal validation.
• Background in multi-FPGA or CPU-FPGA synchronized architectures.
• Skills in ADS, SIwave, LTSpice, or similar modeling tools.
• Familiarity with SoC bring-up, bootloaders, and embedded debugging.
• Knowledge of Ethernet PHYs, switch fabrics, and data center hardware architectures.
• Experience developing automated test scripts (Python, LabVIEW).
• Familiarity with compliance (CE/FCC/EMC) and ESD/EMI mitigation.
• Strong documentation, analysis, and cross-team communication skills.