Principal Hardware Engineer
About The Position
Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies and evaluates electrical/electronic parts, components, sub-systems, algorithms, or integrated circuitry for electrical/electronic equipment and other hardware systems. Conducts feasibility studies, design margin and validation analyses and empirical testing on new and modified designs. Assists in architecture development and assessment. Evaluates reliability of materials, properties, designs, and techniques used in production. May direct support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication. Expert hardware systems engineer working with architects, product line managers, software engineers, test engineers and NPI (New Product Introduction) teams to develop cutting edge, high-end routing platforms. Will be involved with product development from concept to mass production and customer support.
Requirements
- BS, MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- Role requires 2+ days a week in Sunnyvale office
- Due to the responsibilities of the role, it does not have the ability to sponsor.
- This role requires a US citizen or Green Card holder.
- 10+ years of experience with board design and/or FPGA design
- Expert level proficiency in electrical circuit and schematic design, including experience with embedded CPU and SoC subsystems
- Deep knowledge of systems design considerations from many angles including software, firmware, BIOS, PCB layout, signal integrity, mechanical, thermal, power, EMI compliance, manufacturability, testability, MTBF and COGS
- Proficient in advanced design techniques for multiple-layer, high speed printed circuit boards
- Experience with design and debug of PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, clocks, high speed SerDes and high speed memory interfaces
- Hands-on experience and strong debugging proficiency using lab measurement equipment such as high speed oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers and VNAs.
- Experience with FPGA design and operation.
- Proficiency with Verilog programming, FPGA simulation and FPGA synthesis process
- Experience in a Unix/Linux environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing network routers and switches to high volume quantities with outstanding production quality
- Understanding of core routing, edge routing, switching, forwarding, switch fabrics, WAN interfaces, pluggable optics (QSFP-DD, OSFP), campus and data center customer network design, testing, deployment and troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience testing complex L2/L3 products with Ethernet packet generators such as Ixia or Spirent
- Industry experience using Cadence Allegro PCB Designer layout tool and ePD/Viewlogic schematic capture tool
- Python, Perl or TCL programming skills; scripting and test automation experience
Responsibilities
- Participate in product feasibility and definition
- Specifications, schematics, BOMs, prototype lab bring-up and maintenance, hardware test plans and reports
- Serve as technical lead and collaborate with the following hardware engineering teams: signal integrity, power, thermal, PCB design, mechanical, DFM/DFT, lab technicians
- Review/approve test reports and support the following: EDVT, MDVT, NEBs, HALT, Safety, EMC teams
- Participate in defining diagnostics tests for manufacturing and development
- Training and support of manufacturing, customer support and sustaining teams
- Collaborate with technical publications team, software, test and diagnostics engineering
- Work with program manager and engineering lead to provide project status
- Work with component engineering and commodity managers on external component selection and qualification
- Interface with external component suppliers on implementation and debug
- Mentor and review the work of junior hardware engineers
- Flexible hours to accommodate collaboration with engineering teams across geographies
Benefits
- Health & Wellbeing: We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
- Personal & Professional Development: We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
- Unconditional Inclusion: We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
