Company Description
Qspectra Technologies is a deeptech company focused on next-generation sensing, Silicon Photonics, Electro-Optics, and Semiconductor systems for applications across Automotive, Defense, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Industrial platforms. The company develops high-performance perception and sensing technologies including LiDAR, RF, infrared, and heterogeneous integrated electronic-photonic systems.
Qspectra works across the complete technology stack including optics, photonics, embedded electronics, FPGA systems, signal processing, semiconductor integration, and AI-enabled sensing architectures to build scalable and high-performance intelligent sensing platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-speed mixed-signal hardware systems using FPGA and microcontrollers
- Interface high-speed ADC/DAC devices with FPGA platforms
- Design board-level power architectures including SMPS, Buck, Boost, LDO, and linear regulators
- Perform schematic design, component selection, simulation, and hardware validation
- Conduct board bring-up, debugging, signal integrity validation, and system testing
- Work with communication interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet PHY, LVDS, DDR, SerDes, etc.
- Support EMI/EMC-compliant hardware development and design reviews
- Collaborate with embedded, firmware, optics, RF, and system engineering teams
- Support prototype-to-production hardware development lifecycle
Requirements
- 6–8 years of experience in hardware and multilayer PCB design
- Strong expertise in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design
- Hands-on experience with FPGA-based systems and high-speed electronics
- Experience interfacing high-speed ADCs, DACs, memory, and sensor front-end systems
- Proficiency with LTSpice/PSpice, OrCAD, Altium Designer, or equivalent EDA tools
- Knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI/EMC design practices
- Experience in board bring-up, debugging, validation, and production support
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
- Ability to independently execute complex hardware development tasks
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in LiDAR, Electro-Optics, Silicon Photonics, RF, Automotive, Robotics, Aerospace, or Defense systems
- Familiarity with ADC/TDC architectures, APD/SPAD/TIA front-end electronics, and timing-sensitive systems
- Understanding of high-speed interfaces such as LVDS, DDR, SerDes, MIPI, PCIe, or Gigabit Ethernet
- Exposure to FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus
- Experience with high-speed multilayer PCB stack-up design and thermal considerations
- Understanding of safety, reliability, and environmental qualification standards for industrial or defense applications
