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Hardware Debug Technician

United States(Onsite)

Join our innovative Applied R&D team where you'll drive cutting-edge research, design, and development for hardware, software, and systems while seamlessly integrating techno-economic consulting and tailored customer solutions. In this role, you'll tackle detailed, complex challenges by merging established practices with new ideas to incrementally advance products and operational processes. Specifically, our Software division leverages systems engineering for dynamic requirements management—from conceptual models and technical specifications to design, implementation, testing, and robust software configuration management.

If you're eager to apply your expertise in a multidisciplinary, forward-thinking environment, we invite you to shape the technology of tomorrow with us.

Your responsibilities

As a Debug Technician in the IP Routing group, you will be responsible for debugging:

Ultra high-speed PCB circuit design, simulation and design verification testing.

The ability to work in a hardware lab analyzing and debugging complex high speed digital communications products using Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, digital debug tools & techniques is a requirement.

This position requires self-starters who can manage complex board design from concept through release to production.

You will work with a high-end highly motivated team of engineering professionals and have personal responsibly to drive your designs and PCB’s through the process.  This position requires working knowledge of all aspects of board bring up, debug and testing in a hardware lab environment.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

• Practical understanding of Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, digital debug tools & techniques

• Experience in high speed digital design, schematic capture and PCB layout design tool methodologies, and/or VHDL would be an asset.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

More information

Some of our benefits in US:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

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All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

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Job Info

• Job CategoryApplied R&D
• Posting Date02/25/2026
• Degree LevelCollege degree level 1 (2-3 yrs)
• Job ScheduleFull time
• Job TypeExperienced
• Job Identification31726
• Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?)No
• Role TypeIndividual contributor
• Laptop - support with ordering neededDon't know yet
• Salary Range$120k - $170k USD

*Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles.

• Experience levelExperienced
• Locations520 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, California, 94085-3533, US(Onsite)
• Regular or TemporaryRegular

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