Hardware Design Engineer

Direct message the job poster from Analog Photonics Vice President of Microelectronics at Analog Photonics Analog Photonics is a Boston based technology company with expertise in advanced, large-scale and high-performance photonic and electronic application-specific integrated circuits. We use our proprietary silicon photonic platform to serve the automotive lidar and data communications markets with innovative, chip-scale solutions. Analog Photonics has developed a portfolio of state-of-the-art silicon photonics-based designs including the world's best optical phased arrays. Our designs are fabricated in a 300mm CMOS foundry using a proprietary photonics platform that is optimized for low cost, high reliability, and high yield. Overview We're seeking a self-starting hardware design engineer for our automotive LiDAR business area. As a Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for capturing electrical requirements, designing/testing complex mixed-signal PCBs, mentoring junior engineers, and interfacing with engineers in other disciplines to develop the system. The candidate brings technical experience in digital design, analog design, low-noise design, experience with FPGAs, experience in controls, and some knowledge of electro-optics or photonics. This person is also an effective communicator, keeps an open mind, and is interested in both learning from and teaching colleagues who are experts in their field. Join our team if you are: interested in working in a fast-growing early-stage startup enthusiastic about working on disruptive silicon photonics to shape the automotive LiDAR space a team player who thrives working in a dynamic environment Skill Requirements Design and test of low-noise circuits Experience with high-speed ADCs and DACs Experience with FPGAs Basic knowledge of control systems Managing manufacturing and production of boards and modules Experience designing complex systems despite risk and uncertainty Required Qualifications: 1. Strong hands-on engineering and prototyping skills 2. Schematic capture and layout of analog, mixed signal and high-speed designs (Altium preferred) 3. Comfortable identifying and choosing ICs as well as guiding architecture decisions 4. Knowledge of SPICE, Matlab or other simulation programs 5. BS Electrical Engineering 7+ years/MS Electrical Engineering 5+ years' experience The ideal candidate will have experiences in several of these areas: Mixed signal PCB design Electro-optic systems, especially LiDAR Digital communication protocols, such as USB, Ethernet, RGMII/SGMII, I2C, SPI, UART, etc. Designing for and debugging FPGAs, especially Xilinx devices Digital signal processing The position is full-time, on-site, and available to be filled immediately. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Design Industries Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Analog Photonics by 2x Get notified about new Hardware Design Engineer jobs in Boston, MA . Mechanical Engineer, Amazon Robotics (AR) Electrical Test Engineer, Hardware Test Engineering Mechanical Engineer II (Advanced Development) Hardware Development Engineer II, Blink/Ring ASIC Team Entry Level Hardware Engineer, application via RippleMatch Embedded Software Engineer, Connectivity/Wireless - Reality Labs Boston, MA $147,000.00-$208,000.00 2 weeks ago Design Engineer, Coherent High Speed Interconnect - New College Grad 2025 Electronic Hardware Integrated Circuit Engineer Principal Electrical and Controls Engineer Electrical Engineer Internship in Canary Island Woburn, MA $75,000.00-$95,000.00 1 week ago Electrical/Electronic Product Design Engineer We're unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.