Hardware Engineer (Senior)

R&D jobsAntwerp, BelgiumMaster or above

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Hardware Engineer to play a key role in the development, bring-up and validation of advanced image sensor platforms. This position requires strong practical engineering skills, the ability to independently debug complex systems, and a passion for working in a lab-oriented R&D environment. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the bring-up and validation of hardware platforms used for image sensor testing.
• Perform advanced hardware debugging and root-cause analysis using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and source measure units (SMUs).
• Develop Python-based automation tools for test execution, data acquisition, and analysis.
• Design, review, and troubleshoot schematics and PCB layouts involving high-speed digital and analog circuitry.
• Design and validate power delivery, monitoring, and signal-conditioning circuits for complex hardware systems.
• Support FPGA-based development by understanding, modifying, and debugging VHDL code used for hardware control, data acquisition, and system integration.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including image sensor design, validation, and software engineering groups.

Position Responsibilities

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Hardware Engineer to play a key role in the development, bring-up and validation of advanced image sensor platforms. This position requires strong practical engineering skills, the ability to independently debug complex systems, and a passion for working in a lab-oriented R&D environment. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the bring-up and validation of hardware platforms used for image sensor testing.
• Perform advanced hardware debugging and root-cause analysis using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and source measure units (SMUs).
• Develop Python-based automation tools for test execution, data acquisition, and analysis.
• Design, review, and troubleshoot schematics and PCB layouts involving high-speed digital and analog circuitry.
• Design and validate power delivery, monitoring, and signal-conditioning circuits for complex hardware systems.
• Support FPGA-based development by understanding, modifying, and debugging VHDL code used for hardware control, data acquisition, and system integration.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including image sensor design, validation, and software engineering groups.<

Position Qualifications

Position Qualifications:

• Extensive experience as a senior hardware engineer, with a strong track record of hands-on system bring-up and debugging.
• Expertise in hardware troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and validation of complex electronic systems.
• Solid experience in high-speed digital PCB design, including signal integrity, impedance control, and interface validation.
• Good understanding of analog circuit design, including power supply architecture, sequencing, monitoring, and measurement circuitry.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools; experience with Altium Designer is preferred.
• Practical experience developing and troubleshooting FPGA designs in VHDL, including simulation, implementation, and on-board debugging. Prior experience with AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs (Vivado toolchain, on-chip debug) is a strong plus.
• Strong Python scripting skills for test automation and laboratory equipment control.
• Direct experience in image sensor environments, including bring-up, validation, and characterization workflows is a strong plus.
• Experience with image sensor bring-up, validation, and characterization workflows is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex hardware validation campaigns.
• Familiarity with wafer probers, probe cards, and IC test systems is desirable.<

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