Systems Engineer 3

Job Title: Systems Engineer 3

Job Location: San Jose, CA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $70/hr to $87/hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree plus 0-2 years of experience, or Master's degree plus 3 years of experience.
• Experience as a Hardware Designer or Systems Debug Engineer with experience at a computer hardware company working on at least 2 projects from development through bring-up and validation and supported through the release to production.

Responsibilities:

• Debugging PC systems with an emphasis on platform level debug.
• Understanding of PC industry standard busses, such as HT, PCI, PCIe, LPC, USB, and SATA.
• Knowledge of high speed digital design and signal integrity.
• Understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver interactions at the system level.
• Proficient understanding of x86 CPU architecture and functionality.
• Familiarity with switching power supplies.
• Providing root cause analysis and guidance to internal and customer design teams.
• Supporting customers as needed, which may require some travel.
• Ability to deal with a high level of ambiguity.

Nice to Have:

• Strong knowledge of x86 and chipset architectures and DDR 2/3 memory interfaces.
• Expert use of tools such as JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, SATA, USB, and PCIe bus analyzers.
• Familiarity with tools such as schematic capture, PLD, PCB layout, signal integrity, and simulation.
• Excellent communication skills.