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High Speed Design Engineer

Butler America

Irvine, CAContract$55–61/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$55–61/hr
Location
Irvine, CA
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The High Speed Design Engineer will design and test high-speed boards, including digital circuits and board-level power supplies. The work spans requirements analysis, circuit design, documentation, simulation, layout review, prototype testing, validation, and system integration. The role also involves detailed electrical analysis, board bring-up and debugging, field-failure root-cause analysis, and high-speed interface testing. The posting seeks 6 years of experience and lists DO-160 experience as preferred, not required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

High-Speed Digital DesignBoard-Level Power Supply DesignRequirements AnalysisDesign DocumentationCircuit DesignStress and Derating AnalysisPerformance DesignWorst-Case Circuit AnalysisParts SelectionHigh-Speed Board Layout ReviewFunctional SimulationPrototype TestingEngineering Validation TestingSystem Integration TestingDVTEnvironmental TestingPower AnalysisLogic Compatibility AnalysisTiming AnalysisDxDesignerExpedition PCBLTspicePSpiceProcessor and Microcontroller Circuit DesignHigh-Speed InterfacesSPII2CRS-422/485USBCANUARTBoard Bring-UpDebuggingEMI/EMC TestingField Failure AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisOscilloscope TestingEye-Pattern MeasurementJitter MeasurementDO-160

Qualifications

6 Years of ExperienceEngineering Degree

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

High Speed Design Engineer Location: Irvine, CA Job ID: #73340 Pay Range: $55-61/hr 12 months Min years of experience: 6 years Degree Requirements: Engineering Degree Detailed Job Description: High Speed Design Engineers High Speed Board Design & Testing Experience (6 to 10Years) Design Expertise: Should have experience in High Speed Digital circuit designs, Board Level Power supply designs covering across various stages including requirement analysis, design documentations such as HRD, HLD, LLD, PDR, CDR and DDR, circuit design, Stress, de-rating and performance design & WCCA analysis, parts selection, Highspeed boards design and layout review, functional simulation, prototype testing, engineering validation testing, system integration testing, DVT and environmental testing Analysis Skills: Detailed Design analysis - Stress and de-rating analysis, Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), Power analysis, Logic compatibility analysis and Timing Analysis. Tool Proficiency: Experience in Schematic entry in DxDesigner, PCB Layout Viewer (Expedition PCB) and Simulation tools LTSPICE and Pspice Interfaces and Protocol Expertise:

  • Processors – Jetson NVDIA, AMD, NxP and Ti based Processors/Microcontrollers based circuit Design

  • Highspeed interface such as SDRAM, DDR3/4/5, SGMII, RGMII, PCIe Gen4, Ethernet(1G/10G/25G), USB 3.0 etc.,

  • Other interfaces like SPI, I2C, RS-422/485, USB, CAN, UART, ARINC429(Preferred) etc.,

Proficiency in Testing and Validation:

  • Proficient in Board bring up, debugging, Engineering validation testing, System integration testing, EMI/EMC testing and Environmental testing

  • Analyzing field failures, finding root cause and providing solutions.

  • High Speed Board Testing Experience like using the High-end Oscilloscope (16GHz+), able to perform Eye-pattern and Jitter measurements for High Speed Interfaces like PCIe Gen4, 10G Ethernet

  • Preferred to have Hands on Experience in DO-160 (Not Must)

Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and “Know Your Rights” Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices (https://butler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BAA-Website.HR-Documents.2024.03142024-new.pdf) . Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 10,269 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$55–61/hr
  • California median$60–77/hr35 hourly ranges
  • US median$43–55/hr390 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $58/hr, is 17% below the California median midpoint ($70/hr) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,261 open Electrical Engineer jobs in California and 10,269 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,574 postings).
Education
6,947 of the 10,269 open Electrical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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