Digital Hardware Development Engineer

6 Minutes ago • 5 Years +
Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

This role involves the full lifecycle development of digital hardware products, from concept to production. Key responsibilities include circuit design, simulation, prototyping, and qualification, ensuring compliance with industry standards. The engineer will work with embedded microcontrollers and FPGA-based systems, analyze customer specifications, and guide PCB layout. A strong background in digital circuit design and a passion for new technologies are essential.
Good To Have:
  • Knowledge of boundary scan testing.
  • Knowledge of reliability and design robustness analysis (MTBF, MTTF calculations, worst-case, part stress, Failure Mode analysis).
  • Knowledge of signal integrity.
  • Problem-solving, debugging and failure analysis skills with a solid understanding of core engineering principles.
  • Hands-on laboratory work including using oscilloscope, network analysers, spectrum analysers and other test equipment.
  • Communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in oral and written forms across different management levels.
  • The ability to work in team and a taste for international contacts.
  • The flexibility to integrate a project at different stages.
  • Good command of English and fluency in French and/or Dutch.
Must Have:
  • Responsible for new-product development tasks including breadboarding, circuit simulation, and electronic test procedure documentation.
  • Design and develop digital products from concept to production, including sub-system and detailed design.
  • Create digital circuits, ensuring signal integrity and optimal performance.
  • Centre activity on digital electronic systems design, from embedded microcontrollers to high-end FPGA-based systems.
  • Define PCB schematics, guide layout engineers, validate prototypes, and perform design integration and qualification.
  • Contribute to product qualification according to high-level international standards and ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Hold a Master’s Degree in engineering with a specialty in electronics or telecommunications.
  • Possess at least 5 years of experience in digital circuit design.
  • Comfortable with analysing customer needs and determining requirements, capacity, and cost for developing products.
  • Interested in designing, developing, analysing, and testing new and existing electrical and electronic products.
  • Passionate about technology and willing to learn new technologies.
  • Able to design digital hardware for analogue, digital, or mixed-signal technology.

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Your mission:

  • You will be responsible for new-product development tasks, including breadboarding, circuit simulation, electronic test procedure documentation, and lab guidance of product testing
  • You will be responsible for the design and development of digital products from concept to production. This includes analysis of customer specifications, sub-system and detailed design. As such you will create digital circuits, ensuring signal integrity and optimal performance
  • You will centre your activity on digital electronic systems design, ranging from simple embedded microcontrollers to high-end FPGA-based systems
  • You will define the PCB schematics and guide layout engineers, validate prototypes, perform design integration and qualification, and follow up the design into production
  • You will contribute to product qualification according to high-level international standards. You will also ensure the electronic designs meet industry standards and regulatory compliance.

What we are looking for:

  • You hold a Master’s Degree in engineering with a specialty in electronics, telecommunications or equivalent
  • You have at least 5 years of experience in digital circuit design
  • You are comfortable with analysing customer needs and determining the requirements, capacity, and cost for developing products
  • You are interested in designing, developing, analysing, and testing new and existing electrical and electronic products to specifications provided by the customer and marketing
  • You are passionate about technology and willing to learn new technologies
  • You design digital hardware that can be used with either analogue, digital, or mixed-signal technology.

As a strong bonus, you have:

  • Knowledge of boundary scan testing
  • Knowledge of reliability and design robustness analysis (MTBF and MTTF calculations, worst-case, part stress, Failure Mode analysis)
  • Knowledge of signal integrity
  • Problem-solving, debugging and failure analysis skills with a solid understanding of core engineering principles
  • Hands-on laboratory work including using oscilloscope, network analysers, spectrum analysers and other test equipment
  • Communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in oral and written forms across different management levels
  • The ability to work in team and a taste for international contacts
  • The flexibility to integrate a project at different stages
  • Good command of English and fluency in French and/or Dutch.

The Group is a global technology leader with more than 81,000 employees on five continents. The is investing in digital and deep tech innovations – big data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust.

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