Senior Engineer
Kidde Global Solutions
With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.
At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.
Senior Hardware Design Engineer (Analog & Digital)
Experience Level: 5 to 10 Years
Core Design & Architecture
- Analog Circuit Design: Develop precision sensor interfaces, small-signal conditioning circuits, low-noise power regulation, and data converters (ADC/DAC).
- High-Speed Digital Design: Design robust high-speed digital architectures, memory interfaces (DDR/Flash), and high-frequency communication links.
- Low-Speed Digital Design: Implement low-speed/low-power control circuitry, general-purpose I/O management, and standard system bus topologies.
- Schematic Capture Tools: Utilize advanced design suites, explicitly including Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition / DxDesigner, and related enterprise EDA environments.
- Simulation & Analysis: Perform pre- and post-layout circuit simulations using SPICE engines, HyperLynx, or finite element analysis tools for signal and power integrity.
- High-Reliability PCB Layout: Direct multi-layer PCB stack-up strategies, impedance matching, strict creepage/clearance constraints, and thermal dissipation paths.
- Firmware & Software Alignment: Partner with Embedded Firmware teams to define hardware-software boundaries, timing constraints, and register-level interactions.
- Mechanical Systems Integration: Coordinate with Mechanical Engineering to manage physical board dimensions, connector placement, structural constraints, and thermal cooling.
- System & Operations Link: Collaborate with Systems Engineering and Product Management to translate architectural goals into concrete hardware requirements.
- Manufacturing Optimization: Work alongside production engineering to implement robust Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Testing (DFT) strategies.
- Advanced Instrumentation Mastery: Operate high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, and vector network analyzers for hardware verification.
- Signal Integrity DUV Testing: Execute eye diagram, jitter, and crosstalk evaluations on physical Device Under Test (DUT) hardware.
- Power Integrity Validation: Measure dynamic rail voltage fluctuations, transient load responses, and power distribution network (PDN) impedance.
- Hardware Debugging & Analysis: Diagnose complex system-level anomalies down to the discrete component level using structural root-cause methodologies.
- Third-Party Lab Technical Lead: Serve as the primary technical point of contact to drive independent third-party laboratory verification programs.
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Design for and execute test cases covering radiated and conducted emissions, as well as radiated and conducted immunity.
- Product Safety Compliance: Implement design topologies conforming to global electrical safety specifications, isolation boundaries, and flammability metrics.
- Environmental & Stress Testing: Validate hardware durability through highly accelerated lifetime testing, thermal shock, mechanical vibration, and ingress testing.
- Transient & Surge Protection: Design robust protection circuit topologies to withstand high-energy electrical surges, fast transients, and electrostatic discharge (ESD).
- Regulatory Documentation: Author and maintain hardware validation test plans, compliance gap matrices, and technical files for official product certification.
Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.