Sr Principal Power Hardware Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Sunnyvale, CA

2d • $181,000 - $367,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Principal Power Hardware Engineer designs, analyzes, develops, modifies, and evaluates electrical and electronic components, subsystems, algorithms, and integrated circuitry for hardware systems. The role conducts feasibility studies, design-margin and validation analyses, and empirical testing; supports power-delivery architecture development and assessment; and evaluates the reliability of materials, designs, and production techniques.

This senior technical role has substantial impact on HPE products, projects, and strategic or architectural direction. It establishes organization-wide power hardware design architecture and methodologies across platforms and organizations, contributes to technology roadmaps, and provides technical leadership across significant programs. The engineer leads Board Mount Power and Front-End Power projects from architecture through design, validation, and manufacturing release, while advancing technology development, standardization, and continuous improvement. The role also mentors colleagues and helps integrate new technologies and quality initiatives into engineering and manufacturing activities.

The position is designated onsite, with the expectation that the employee will primarily work from an HPE office. The listed California base salary range is USD 181,000–367,000 annually; variable incentives may also be offered. HPE describes its benefits as supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing and offers professional-development programs. Specific benefit details are available through the linked US benefits information.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of related Power Design Engineering experience.
• Minimum BSEE degree; an MSEE is a plus.
• Experience with schematic-capture and simulation tools, including SPICE.
• Familiarity with multilayer PCB layout tools and techniques and power-development CAD tools such as Cadence Sigrity PowerDC.
• Strong understanding of industry standards, emerging power technologies, and power architecture requirements for networking and data-center systems.
• Experience in the overall architecture of electronic hardware for networking products and solutions.
• Knowledge of designing and integrating electronic components, integrated circuitry, and algorithms into an overall architecture.
• Electronic and electrical design skills, including circuit design, test, and verification skills.
• Ability to use CAD design tools and software packages for PCBA board design.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to design for cost and innovate.
• Excellent written, verbal, and communication skills; mastery of English and the local language; and ability to communicate nuanced concepts and influence others.
• Ability to communicate product architectures and design proposals and negotiate options and results at business-unit and executive levels.

Nice To Haves

• MSEE degree.
• Experience with liquid-cooled power systems and high-voltage architectures, including ±400 VDC or 800 VDC input systems.
• Working knowledge of communication interfaces such as I2C/PMBus and firmware design experience.
• Active participation in industry councils, technical committees, standards organizations, or other technical bodies that develop, influence, or define power-related specifications and standards for networking, telecommunications, and data-center products.
• A history of innovation with multiple patents in electronics.

Responsibilities

• Establish and define organization-wide architecture and methodologies for power hardware design across platforms and organizations within the Global Business Unit, contributing to technology roadmaps.
• Recommend emerging power technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships in alignment with the technology roadmap.
• Review and evaluate designs and project activities for compliance with technology and development guidelines and standards.
• Integrate recommendations, updates, and innovations into the overall architecture and lead the platform architecture process across the business.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to less-experienced team members in electrical hardware design and development innovation and excellence.
• Lead assigned Board Mount Power and Front-End Power projects from architectural definition through design, validation, and manufacturing release.
• Drive technology development, design standardization, and continuous-improvement initiatives within the Power Systems Development organization.
• Drive innovation and integrate new technologies and quality initiatives into manufacturing and/or engineering projects and activities.
• Conduct feasibility studies, design-margin and validation analyses, empirical testing, and reliability evaluations for electrical and electronic designs and production techniques.
• Evaluate, propose, and select empirical analysis, modeling, and testing methodologies to validate component, circuit, and hardware designs, including thermal and emissions management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits suite supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
• Programs to support career development and professional growth.
• Variable incentives may also be offered.

What This Job Offers

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