Engineer: Hardware - II

Job Title: Engineer: Hardware - II

Location: Folsom, CA (100% onsite)

Duration: Contract - 5 months

Pay Range: $50/hr $55/hr (W2)

Job ID: 408374

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Hardware Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team onsite in Folsom. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in analog and digital hardware design, board bring-up, and lab validation and a proven ability to own schematic capture, direct PCB layout, and personally execute board validation and test planning.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with bench tests, board bring-up, and troubleshooting of analog and digital circuits.
• Collaborate daily with software engineers, technicians, and team members in the lab.
• Perform component selection, schematic capture, and direct PCB layout resources, including reviewing and guiding layout.
• Create and review engineering paperwork and generate ECOs for release.
• Develop board validation plans, build test jigs as needed, and perform all validation testing personally.
• Support bring-up and debugging of additional PCBs within the program.
• Analyze datasheets and distill hardware requirements for software/firmware integration, including I2C and SPI expanders and multiplexers.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years designing, testing, and debugging electrical hardware at the component level.
• Strong analog and digital design knowledge, including voltage regulators (linear and switching), op-amps, transistors, microcontrollers, high-speed communications, and analog multiplexers.
• Hands-on lab proficiency with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and function generators with regular usage over career.
• Experience writing specifications, test plans, validation plans, and test reports with clear technical writing.
• Proficiency with schematic capture tools; Cadence preferred.
• Ability to define efficient test approaches from schematics and design custom test fixtures for sub-systems.
• Ability to work from minimal verbal inputs, formalize requirements into documentation, and execute tests to completion.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience directing PCB layout and reviewing for signal integrity, power, and manufacturability.
• Experience with board-level validation of analog designs with significant op-amp content.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunities for growth with global clients
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

Additional Details

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Project ID: VRTT development

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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