Principal hardware engineer vs senior engineer

Differences between principal hardware engineer and senior engineer duties and responsibilities

Principal hardware engineer example responsibilities.

• Design activity lead to performing PCB layout using an outside vendor and then debugging the initial prototypes.
• Supervise and manage compliance testing and debugging of emissions.
• Generate synthesis reports and automate simulation using Perl scripts.
• Train senior and principal engineers in signal integrity, microwave, and RF design methodology.
• Interface with analogue and digital sensors using ADC and serial communications (RS232, SPI, I2C, RS485 )
• Work as liaison for EMC at NTS.
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Senior engineer example responsibilities.

• Tune the TCP/IP, NFS and CIFS for 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet to achieve performance goals.
• Manage multiple releases of a global CRM initiative with on time and within budget deployment.
• Implement and support migration tool used to automate promotion of code throughout all SDLC environments.
• Manage & lead process analysis, design, & ERP implementation engagements at various client locations.
• Design, lead design, or participate in design of five T/R modules for phase array antennas.
• Create customized shell scripts to start-up and shut-down WebLogic admin and manage servers and integrate them with the OS.
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