Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Mixed-Signal / FPGA Engineer - Hybrid | Phoenix / Arizona - Optical Communications HardwareHow good is your analog design when every dB matters?I’m partnering with a rapidly moving deep-tech startup building optical communications hardware for applications ranging from ground infrastructure to spacecraft.They’re looking for a Mixed-Signal Engineer who can own sophisticated electronics from schematic and PCB design through bring-up, characterization and qualification.If you enjoy working at the boundary between high-speed analog electronics, photonics and FPGA-based digital systems, this is a particularly interesting technical challenge.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign high-performance mixed-signal PCBs.Develop electronics around high-speed ADCs/DACs and photonic front ends.Design TIAs, laser/modulator drivers, precision bias supplies and low-noise control electronics.Solve signal-integrity and power-integrity challenges across multi-GHz systems.Design low-jitter clocking and high-speed serial interfaces.Bring boards up in the lab and personally debug performance issues.Characterize noise, linearity and bandwidth.Interface converters and peripherals with FPGA platforms.Develop or contribute to RTL for control, calibration and data capture.Support reliability, radiation, EMC/EMI and environmental qualification activity.Key RequirementsThe strongest candidates will combine excellent analog fundamentals with a genuine build-and-debug mentality.Relevant experience includes:Mixed-signal board design and PCB development.High-speed analog and digital electronics.ADC/DAC architectures and FPGA interfacing.TIAs, PLLs, clocking and low-noise power design.Signal integrity / power integrity.Strong bench-level debugging and characterization.Altium, Cadence Allegro or equivalent.FPGA development in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog is highly desirable.Optical transceiver, coherent receiver or photonic detector electronics would be particularly interesting.Space electronics/radiation knowledge is advantageous but isn't mandatory.Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.This is best suited to an engineer who doesn't want to own one tiny block of a huge programme. You'll have broad technical ownership, direct access to the hardware and the opportunity to work on electronics where system performance depends directly on the quality of your design.📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch directly with Chloe @ EVONA – c.jakeways@evona.comI look forward to hearing from you!☺