Hardware Design Engineer

Fairchild Imaging, headquartered in San Jose, California is a specialty image sensor design and manufacturing company with deep experience in developing leading edge performance CMOS image sensors. Our portfolio of image sensors can be found in many high-performance imaging applications like space exploration, medical x-ray, sciences, quantum computing, machine vision, low light, and 360 situational awareness.

Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Imaging Systems and High-Speed Electronics

We are seeking an experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced PCB-based imaging platforms for next-generation CMOS image sensors, board-level cameras, and X-ray camera systems. This role requires deep expertise in high-speed digital hardware design, signal integrity, sensor integration, and system-level optimization for imaging performance and interface interoperability.

In addition to hands-on technical leadership, this role may include responsibility for mentoring engineers, driving technical direction across projects, and contributing to team growth and engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Team Development

• Provide technical leadership across hardware development programs for imaging and sensor-based products.

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level hardware engineers in schematic design, PCB layout, debug methodologies, and engineering best practices.

• Lead hardware design reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-functional technical decision-making.

• Establish and promote engineering standards for high-speed PCB design, signal integrity, documentation, and validation.

• Support project planning, task prioritization, resource estimation, and execution tracking for hardware development activities.

• May directly manage a small team of hardware engineers, including:

• goal setting and performance feedback,

• career development and coaching,

• hiring and onboarding support.

Board-Level Camera and CMOS Image Sensor Platforms

• Architect, design, and validate high-performance PCBs for board-level camera systems supporting state-of-the-art CMOS image sensors.

• Develop hardware platforms for: