Development Engineer Consultant (Desktop)

This position is for a development engineer in the Desktop Development team. The responsibilities for this position include developing and qualifying electronic designs (motherboard, peripherals, and component) for desktop computer systems. Duties include all activities necessary to take a design from concept to production including: architecture definition, schematic design, simulation, work with ECAD for physical board layout/route, debug, and test issue resolution and factory ramp support. Additional duties can include: help drive supplier’s roadmaps to better align with requirements. Assist in defining system architecture for assigned program and partition design tasks as necessary for team. Identify areas of focus for simulation and work with simulation team to obtain necessary ECAD constraints and ensure they are followed. Drive cross-functional reviews of your team’s designs prior to modem-out. Attend and actively participate in cross-functional design reviews for all other design programs and ensure consistency in related design across all platforms. Actively support ECAD during place/route of your designs and ensure placement/routing meet all mechanical/electrical requirements. Ensure allelectrical issues on your program are driven to closure through root cause and perform real-time updates to issues database
REQUIREMENTS
BSEE, BSCS, BSCE with 3-5 years similar experience required. Excellent knowledge of analog and digital circuit theory and principles. Strong understanding of PC architecture and the major data transfer mechanisms present in a PC such as PCI, PCI-X, PCI-Express, USB, SATA, SAS. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong presentation skills. Excellent team leadership skills. Ability to manage multiple subsystems and/or areas simultaneously. Excellent problem solving and analysis skills. Ability to analyze options for critical design elements and features and determines optimum selection. Ability to work under and deliver to date-driven schedules. Ability to write and analyze requirements, functional specifications, design specifications, test plans, and documentation. Thorough understanding of the use of ECAD schematic capture and layout tool sets.