Senior Hardware Engineer (Board/System Design)

Palo Alto Networks • Office - USA - CA - Headquarters, CA

2d • $143,100 - $231,475 • Onsite

About The Position

As a key contributor in the Platform Hardware development team, you will be responsible for the complete design cycle of Palo Alto Networks hardware including: specification; component selection; schematic entry; layout oversight; prototype bring-up, debug, and validation testing. The Hardware Engineering team is an interdisciplinary team including: mechanical engineering, signal integrity, PCB layout, and compliance. You will also collaborate cross-functionally with product management, software, operations and quality assurance.

Requirements

• Excellent ability to drive tasks proactively, independently and escalate and communicate issues and needs clearly to the cross-functional team
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic development environment
• Demonstrated success at full product life-cycle ownership from concept to production release
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• Experience working with lab equipment for hands-on prototyping, design, and power analysis
• BS EE or CE; MSEE desired
• Minimum of 8 years experience in hardware development
• Multiple successful product design cycles from architecture to production required
• Hands-on experience in the design, bring up and debug of PCBAs for hardware products launched to customers
• Experience managing simultaneous projects from start to finish
• Experience prototyping, reworking, troubleshooting board & component level issues to resolution
• Experience using schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• Experience using productivity apps such as Microsoft Office and Google Docs
• Experience working with factories and internal teams to support builds for production

Nice To Haves

• Networking product design
• Design for low-cost
• OT, Ruggedized, IP-rated product design
• Embedded CPU design, especially x86
• Design for integrated radio
• Power over Ethernet PSE design
• Strong leadership/communication/interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Define, design, bring-up, and debug new PCB designs
• Support at the factory when needed for engineering builds and production

Benefits

• The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior