Senior Mixed Digital & RF/Microwave Electronics Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior Mixed Digital & RF/Microwave Electronics Design Engineer

Role Summary

Hands-on senior engineer responsible for designing high-performance embedded products that combine RF/microwave, analog, and high-speed digital circuitry around AMD Versal RF and adaptive SoC platforms. The role covers full product lifecycle: schematic and board design, hardware bring-up, characterization, FPGA development, validation software, production support, and customer-facing technical activities.

Position sits within a multi-disciplinary design team serving aerospace, defense, and datacenter markets.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires 8+ years of board-level hardware design experience focused on analog/RF.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design mixed-signal PCBs combining RF/analog (to ~18 GHz) with high-speed digital interfaces (DDR5, SERDES, PCIe Gen6) around AMD FPGA platforms.
• Perform RF design and simulation (matching networks, transmission lines, baluns) and validate designs using 3D EM, VNA, spectrum analyzer, and signal generators.
• Take ownership of board-level design from schematic through layout support, bring-up, and characterization.
• Work closely with PCB layout engineers on high-density, multilayer designs addressing signal and power integrity.
• Debug and diagnose hardware issues at board and system level, including RF performance, high-speed interfaces, and power-related problems.
• Develop FPGA designs and validation software/tools (Vivado, TCL, Python) to support hardware testing.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and validation procedures for prototypes and production units.
• Support production and customer-facing activities, including issue investigation and technical documentation.

Requirements

Must-have qualifications and skills:

• US citizenship required.
• 8+ years of board-level hardware design experience with a strong focus on analog/RF.
• Proficiency with simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout tools such as Keysight ADS, OrCAD CIS, and Cadence Allegro.
• Demonstrated experience with analog RF and high-speed digital design principles, including signal integrity and power integrity.
• Hands-on experience with lab testing and debugging using VNA, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with AMD RFSoC, AMD FPGA devices, and toolchains (Vivado, Vitis).
• Knowledge of Direct RF FPGA architectures and VHDL/Verilog development.
• Familiarity with DDRx, PCIe, Ethernet standards and designing for ruggedized/aerospace environments.
• Scripting experience for automation (Python, Tcl, Windows batch).
• Experience supporting products through full lifecycle; 15+ years of analog/digital hardware design is a plus.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field (explicitly stated in the source).

About the Company

Company: Alpha Data

Designs RF/analog and high-speed digital compute solutions centered on AMD FPGAs for aerospace, defense, and datacenter customers. Provides commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and modified COTS products, hardware design, FPGA integration, and lifecycle support from locations in the USA and UK.