Hardware Design Engineer

RINA is currently recruiting for a Hardware Design Engineer to join its office in Rome within the Electronics and System Engineering Division.

Mission

The role focuses on contributing to the design of digital boards, managing high‑speed signals, developing power management solutions, and ensuring signal and power integrity. The role is involved in integration and testing laboratory activities, as well as in preparing detailed project documentation and participating in technical reviews with customers.

Key Accountabilities

Hardware design

• Design of digital boards based on field‑programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and microcontrollers.
• Design of impedance‑controlled boards for high‑speed signal management and routing.
• Design of power management and distribution boards.
• (Optional, positively evaluated) FPGA design and verification.
• (Optional, positively evaluated) Radio Frequency (RF) design.

Signal and Power Integrity

• Assisting with signal and power integrity design, under the supervision of the Senior Hardware Engineer.
• Conduct board and component analysis, simulation and design under the supervision of the Senior Hardware Engineer.

Integration and testing

• Perform integration and testing activities in a laboratory environment under the supervision of the Senior Hardware Engineer.
• Conduct thorough testing to validate design performance and reliability.

Documentation

• Prepare comprehensive project documentation, including technical data packages, production packages, test requirements and test procedures.
• Ensure all documentation meets industry standards and customer requirements.

Customer interaction

• Present technical project reviews to customers, providing clear and concise explanations of design choices and progress.
• Address customer enquiries and use the feedback to improve the design.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree in Electronic/TLC Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in hardware design, preferably in aerospace applications.
• Proficiency in designing digital boards with FPGA and microcontrollers.
• Experience with impedance‑controlled board design for high‑speed signals.
• Knowledge of power management and distribution board design.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity and power integrity principles.
• Proficient in hardware simulation and analysis tools.
• (Optional) Experience in FPGA synthesis (Verilog, VHDL) and FPGA simulation (ModelSim, VCS) is positively evaluated.

Competencies

• WORKPLACE DYNAMICS – Resourcefulness in shaping progress and working efficiently.
• PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT – Ownership for life, work and results, striving to grow professionally and personally.
• INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE – Skills and strategies we use to interact effectively with others.
• DOMAIN & BUSINESS ACUMEN – Applying a scientific approach and critical thinking in operations and solution development within area of expertise.
• FORESIGHT & INSIGHT – Context awareness adopting a systemic perspective and informed decision making.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.

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