Staff Hardware Design Applications Engineer, Valencia

Staff Hardware Design Applications Engineer Responsibilities We are seeking a skilled Staff Hardware Design Applications Engineer to develop and support PCB platforms for Wireless Backhaul (WBH) systems. This role focuses on designing development boards and reference platforms to enable system validation, performance evaluation, and productization of high performance wireless technologies. The main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the integration of network processors into WBH hardware platforms, including interface definition, performance optimization, and system-level validation
• Design and develop PCB platforms, development boards, and reference designs for Wireless Backhaul systems
• Support system-level testing, bring-up, and evaluation of WBH hardware platforms
• Translate system and RF requirements into robust schematic and PCB layouts, including high-speed digital, RF, and power circuits
• Collaborate closely with RF, systems, FW, DV, and manufacturing teams to ensure design alignment and issue resolution
• Perform design reviews, schematic/layout checks, and ensure compliance with design and manufacturing guidelines
• Debug and resolve hardware issues, including signal integrity, power integrity, and soldering or assembly-related problems
• Support prototype builds, bring-up, and validation in lab environments
• Prepare and maintain design documentation, BOMs, and manufacturing files
• Provide AE support for engineers integrating WBH chips into final products

Qualifications

• Experience with Wireless Backhaul technologies (microwave, mmWave, or fixed wireless systems)
• Exposure to EMI/EMC, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) analysis
• Experience supporting designs from concept through production
• Strong experience in PCB schematic capture and layout tools (e.g., Orcad, Allegro, or similar)
• Familiarity with Design Verification (DV) tools and hardware validation methodologies
• Solid understanding of high-speed interfaces, power delivery, and mixed-signal/RF design principles
• Experience working with multi-layer PCBs and complex hardware platforms
• Knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and soldering processes
• Ability to debug hardware using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers
• Bachelors Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical or related plus +3 years of experience.

Compensation and Benefits Competitive Salary Package Stock-based compensation Private Medical Insurance Life Insurance Company Overview MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications. We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner. PCB, Orcad, Allegro, DV, RF, EMI,