Hardware engineer (Granada, Spain)

We're looking for a Hardware Engineer to join our Hardware team in Granada, Spain. 

 

Our Technology:  

We’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance and safety of critical applications,
and high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) and PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide.  

 

The position: 

We are looking for a Hardware Engineer who is highly motivated to work with a talented and diverse engineering team to address hardware design and system integration with software and testing to deliver end customer products. As a Hardware Design Engineer, you will be an integral member of the Hardware Engineering team designing custom boards from scratch. These boards will include high-end FPGAs, SoCs, memories, DACs, ADCs, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, 10G ethernet ...), being used in high-performance and critical applications within scientific facilities such as particle accelerators. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who is able to work proactively and closely with other cross-functional engineering groups such as industrial design, product design, production test, FPGA and software engineering. 

 

What you’ll be doing:  

• Work with a friendly and positive team to design new high-performance electronic equipment (schematic capture and PCB layout) and sustain/support existing products. 
• Test prototype designs to guarantee they meet requirements, identifying potential issues before they reach production. 
• Collaborate with Software, FPGA, and Mechanical Engineers to ensure the hardware works for its intended purpose. 
• Provide technical support to the Production team and ensure compliance to time frame, quality and cost targets. 
• Coordinate with product development teams to perform Design for Testability (DFT) on design cycle. 

• Collaborate with contract manufacturer partners to ensure timely supply of systems and devices in accordance with the specifications. 
• You will use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to ensure the highest quality for the results in accordance with the allotted schedule, effort, and budget. 
• You will work on international projects for scientific facilities as well as the latest and greatest in Resilient PNT and deterministic technologies!  

 

 

What You Bring To Our Team: 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering. 
• Experience with schematics capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer. 
• Experience with components selection for new designs. 
• Design and routing of low speed serial communications as RS422, RS232, SPI, I2C, CAN... 

• Familiarity with low noise power supply circuits (DC-DC and linear regulators). 
• Knowledge of AMD-Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs. 
• Testing and troubleshooting experience using basic equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes.  
• Minimal experience required: 2 years. 
• Good written and communication skills in English. 

 

Desirable skills. The company will positively consider knowledge and experience working with:  

• High speed and low noise PCB layout: 

• Stack-up design. 
• Impedance calculations and routing rules definition. 

• Differential signals. 
• Crosstalk requirements. 
• PCB decoupling. 
• Power and grounding distribution. 

• Design and routing of analog and RF circuits: 

• Conditioning of sensors signals. 
• Front-end systems design. 
• Communications RF circuitry design. 

• Design and routing of high-speed digital circuits (10G Ethernet, PCIe, DDRx memories...) 
• Design and routing of mixed analog-digital circuits: 

• High-speed DAC and ADC acquisition systems. 
  

• PSpice, S-Parameters and IBIS simulation. 
• Knowledge of EMI and EMC design considerations. 

 

The keys of our offer:
 

• Be part of a leading and expanding company. 
• Health insurance. 
• Flexible work schedule. 
• International and dynamic environment in Granada, Spain. 
• High possibilities to grow inside the company. 

• Professional Career Plan. 

 

Visit our website for more information: https://safran-navigation-timing.com/

  

Our company is an equal opportunity employer who does not discriminate based on race, color, citizenship, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any protected category.