Hardware Engineer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 for headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must include sections only if posting has real specific content. We have content: About the role (description). Responsibilities (list). Essential Skills (list). Also Pay And Benefits (pay range and benefits). Workplace Type (schedule? location). Also Job Type & Location (Contract, Tualatin, OR). We need to decide which headings to use. We have: About the role: we can use "About the role" heading with paragraph summarizing the role description. Responsibilities: heading with ul list. Requirements: maybe combine Essential Skills and qualifications? The posting has "Essential Skills" list and also "Bachelor of Science..." etc. Could treat as "Requirements" or "Qualifications". We'll have both "Requirements" and "Qualifications"? The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine requirements and qualifications into one section, maybe "Requirements". Or we could have "Skills" for essential skills and "Qualifications" for education/experience. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide: Use "Responsibilities", "Requirements" (includes essential skills, education, experience), "Pay and Benefits", "Work Schedule/Location" maybe "Schedule" if schedule info present. We have "Workplace Type: fully onsite position in Tualatin, OR." Also "Job Type & Location: Contract position based out of Tualatin, OR." Also maybe schedule not given. So we can have a section "Location and Work Arrangement" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can use "Pay" for pay range, "Benefits" for benefits list, "Schedule" maybe not present (no schedule details). We could omit Schedule if no specific schedule info. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Pay is stated, Benefits stated, Schedule not stated (no mention of hours, shift). So we omit Schedule. We need to include "About the role". Use h3. We need to include "Responsibilities". Use h3. We need to include maybe "Requirements" (or "Qualifications" and "Skills"). Let's see: The posting has "Essential Skills" list (10-15+ years experience etc). Also "Bachelor of Science..." etc. That's qualifications. Could split into "Requirements" (experience, education) and "Skills" (technical skills). But that might be thin. However we have enough content for both. Let's do "Requirements" for education and experience, and "Skills" for technical skills list. Both have substantive content. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Pay, Benefits. We must not include job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Now craft HTML. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract. About the role: The role focuses on a high-speed PCB design project centered on a board respin driven by component obsolescence. You will update schematics, replace obsolete components, and execute full design validation for extremely high-speed digital boards used in advanced electronic test systems. The position offers a one-year engagement with the potential for ongoing work, including possible changes to board materials that may impact high-speed performance. You will own the complete lifecycle from design through validation, with a balanced workload of approximately 50% hands-on lab work and 50% design activities. That's the paragraph. Responsibilities: list each bullet. Let's copy responsibilities list: - Lead a high-speed PCB board respin effort driven by component obsolescence, ensuring functional and performance equivalence or improvement. - Update and refine schematics to integrate replacement components while maintaining or enhancing high-speed signal integrity and overall board performance. - Select and qualify replacement components, ensuring compatibility with existing designs, interfaces, and high-speed requirements. - Execute full design validation (DV) for high-speed digital boards, including planning, setup, execution, and documentation of validation activities. - Perform hands-on lab validation and characterization work approximately half of the time, using high-speed oscilloscopes, BERT/BER testers, pattern generators, and related test equipment. - Own the complete design lifecycle from concept and circuit design through validation, verification, and release, rather than contributing only to a subset of activities. - Characterize and troubleshoot high-speed interfaces, including SERDES links, PAM4 signaling, NRZ signaling, and related high-speed protocols. - Analyze and optimize phase noise, clock and data recovery (CDR), and timing performance for high-speed channels. - Evaluate and, when needed, recommend changes to board materials and stack-ups to support 9+ GHz operation and maintain signal integrity. - Collaborate closely with layout resources while providing clear guidance on high-speed routing constraints, stack-up, and design rules, even though you will not perform layout yourself. - Perform power supply and power distribution network (PDN) design and analysis to support stable, low-noise operation of high-speed circuitry. - Develop, document, and follow validation and verification protocols for interfaces such as PCIe and other OIF-CEI or similar high-speed standards. - Use and adapt to Cadence OrCAD or equivalent CAD tools to implement schematic changes and support the design process. - Generate clear technical documentation, including test plans, test reports, design notes, and design validation summaries. - Troubleshoot and resolve issues identified during validation and characterization, driving design changes or test refinements as needed. - Work both independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, production-ready high-speed board designs. - Take ownership of deliverables, schedules, and quality for assigned boards and subsystems within the one-year project timeline. Now Requirements: education and experience. From posting: "Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent technical degree in a related field." Also maybe "10–15+ years of experience in high-speed digital board design, including ownership of complete board projects." That's actually under Essential Skills but it's experience. We'll put experience under Requirements. Thus Requirements: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent technical degree. 10–15+ years of experience in high-speed digital board design, including ownership of complete board projects. Now Skills: list of technical skills. From Essential Skills list after experience: - Strong fundamental expertise in all areas of PCB design excluding layout, with a proven track record of designing and delivering high-speed boards operating at 9 GHz and above. - Hands-on experience with high-speed lab validation and design verification using oscilloscopes such as Keysight high-speed scopes (DCA-X, N1000 series or equivalent). - Practical experience with BERT/BER testing and pattern generators for high-speed interface characterization. - Deep knowledge of high-speed signaling technologies, including SERDES, PAM4 signaling, NRZ signaling, and related channel behaviors. - Experience with clock and data recovery (CDR) techniques and phase noise analysis for high-speed systems. - Proficiency in circuit design for high-speed digital boards, including signal integrity and power integrity considerations. - Ability to quickly become proficient with Cadence OrCAD or adapt existing CAD tool experience to OrCAD in a short timeframe. - Experience in validation and verification of high-speed interfaces and protocols, including development and execution of validation protocols. We could also include "Demonstrated ability to independently own design, validation, and verification activities rather than only contributing as a small part of a larger team." That's more of a requirement but could go under Skills or Requirements. We'll put under Skills maybe. Now Pay: The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $85.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: ... list. We need separate Pay and Benefits sections. Pay: just the pay range sentence maybe plus note about compensation factors. We'll keep that. Benefits: list bullet points. Benefits list: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Now Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Tualatin,OR. Also Job Type & Location: Contract position based out of Tualatin, OR. We could include location under maybe "About the role" or separate but not in allowed headings. Could add a short paragraph under About the role? But we already used About the role for description. Could add a separate section "Location" but not allowed. Could incorporate location into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to add a brief note under About the role after description: "This is a Contract position based out of Tualatin, OR, fully onsite." That preserves info. We must not repeat job title as heading. Already not. Now produce HTML. Structure:

About the role

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Responsibilities

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Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent technical degree in a related field.
• 10–15+ years of experience in high-speed digital board design, including ownership of complete board projects.

Skills

• Strong fundamental expertise in all areas of PCB design excluding layout, with a proven track record of designing and delivering high-speed boards operating at 9 GHz and above.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed lab validation and design verification using oscilloscopes such as Keysight high-speed scopes (DCA-X, N1000 series or equivalent).
• Practical experience with BERT/BER testing and pattern generators for high-speed interface characterization.
• Deep knowledge of high-speed signaling technologies, including SERDES, PAM4 signaling, NRZ signaling, and related channel behaviors.
• Experience with clock and data recovery (CDR) techniques and phase noise analysis for high-speed systems.
• Proficiency in circuit design for high-speed digital boards, including signal integrity and power integrity considerations.
• Ability to quickly become proficient with Cadence OrCAD or adapt existing CAD tool experience to OrCAD in a short timeframe.
• Experience in validation and verification of high-speed interfaces and protocols, including development and execution of validation protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own design, validation, and verification activities rather than only contributing as a small part of a larger team.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $85.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health S