Senior Hardware Design Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p>Fairchild Imaging, headquartered in San Jose, California is a specialty image sensor design and manufacturing company with deep experience in developing leading edge performance CMOS image sensors. Our portfolio of image sensors can be found in many high-performance imaging applications like space exploration, medical x-ray, sciences, quantum computing, machine vision, low light, and 360 situational awareness.</p></div><p></p> <p><strong>Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Imaging Systems and High-Speed Electronics</strong></p> <p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Hardware Design Engineer</strong> to lead the design and development of advanced PCB-based imaging platforms for next-generation <strong>CMOS image sensors</strong>, board-level cameras, and X-ray camera systems. This role requires deep expertise in high-speed digital hardware design, signal integrity, sensor integration, and system-level optimization for imaging performance and interface interoperability.</p> <p>In addition to hands-on technical leadership, this role may include responsibility for mentoring engineers, driving technical direction across projects, and contributing to team growth and engineering excellence.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Technical Leadership and Team Development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide technical leadership across hardware development programs for imaging and sensor-based products.</li> <li>Mentor and guide junior and mid-level hardware engineers in schematic design, PCB layout, debug methodologies, and engineering best practices.</li> <li>Lead hardware design reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-functional technical decision-making.</li> <li>Establish and promote engineering standards for high-speed PCB design, signal integrity, documentation, and validation.</li> <li>Support project planning, task prioritization, resource estimation, and execution tracking for hardware development activities.</li> <li>May directly manage a small team of hardware engineers, including:</li> </ul> <ul> <li>goal setting and performance feedback,</li> <li>career development and coaching,</li> <li>hiring and onboarding support.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Board-Level Camera and CMOS Image Sensor Platforms</strong></p> <ul> <li>Architect, design, and validate high-performance PCBs for board-level camera systems supporting state-of-the-art CMOS image sensors.</li> <li>Develop hardware platforms for:</li> </ul> <ul> <li>image sensor bring-up and debugging,</li> <li>electrical and optical characterization,</li> <li>inte