Digital Baseband Hardware Engineer

Serving customers globally, including seven of the key players within the sector, I am privileged to be working in partnership with this company in their search for a Digital Baseband Hardware Engineer.

This is an exciting time to join the business as they embark on their development of next generation products.

I am looking for an experienced Digital Hardware Engineer to architect and design the Baseband hardware platforms supporting low-cost UE and high performance gNB solutions.

On a day to day basis you will be responsible for:

• Baseband digital architecture definition and documentation
• Component selection and supplier liaison and management
• Digital PCB design schematic capture, layout design and review using Altium
• Baseband thermal management
• Liaising with the HW Test Team to ensure best in class test automated coverage
• Liaising with contract electronics manufacturer, PCB fabricator and Assembly houses
• BOM and product cost management
• Signal integrity, thermal and timing analysis
• HW bring up and performance evaluation
• Supporting embedded SW integration
• DFM and DFT strategy

What do we need from you?

• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals
• Experience with high pin count flip chip and BGA packaging
• Experience with clock tree architectures and ideally IEEE 1588 PTP experience
• Experience with clock and timing devices, e.g. crystal resonators, VC-TCXOs, crystal oscillators and clock distribution ICs
• Experience with developing power budgets and power electronics design
• Experience with voltage regulators, LDO, switch mode power supplies (SMPS)
• Experience in signal integrity and power integrity simulation
• Experience with thermal management in PCB design
• Experience with high-speed and low-speed digital interfaces, e.g. PCIe, I2C, UART, JTAG, etc.
• Experience in bench-level design verification with high-speed oscilloscopes preferred.
• Experience with network analysers, spectrum analysers, phase noise analysers is useful
• Experience with DFM techniques
• Knowledge of ADCs/DACs
• Experience with JTAG test methods
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks and adapt quickly to the very dynamic context of a startup
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills
• Working knowledge of the Linux operating system
• A bachelor's or master's degree in digital electronics, or related field
• A "can do", helpful and collaborative attitude
• Position may require some international travel
• Experience with python for electronics test and automation is an advantage
• Experience with RF, analogue design an advantage
• Experience with clock and phase jitter is an advantage

What can you expect in return?

• Salary in the region of £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience
• Discretionary bonus
• Contributory pension
• Life Insurance
• Income protection
• 30 days annual leave

If you are interested in having a further conversation about the role, please get in touch with a copy of your CV today.