Principal Hardware Engineer

Job Title

Principal Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Senior hardware systems engineer responsible for end-to-end hardware design, validation and production support for high-end routing platforms. Works with architects, product managers, software, test, NPI and manufacturing teams to move products from concept to mass production and customer support.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting requests 10+ years of relevant experience in board design and/or FPGA design.

Responsibilities

Technical leadership across hardware design, validation and production support for networking products.

• Participate in product feasibility, definition and architecture trade studies.
• Create and review specifications, schematics, BOMs, prototype lab bring-up and maintenance.
• Develop hardware test plans and review/approve test reports (EDVT, MDVT, NEBs, HALT, Safety, EMC).
• Serve as technical lead and collaborate with signal integrity, power, thermal, PCB, mechanical, DFM/DFT and lab teams.
• Define diagnostics tests for manufacturing and development; support manufacturing, customer support and sustaining teams.
• Work with program management and engineering leads on project status and component engineering for external component selection and qualification.
• Interface with external component suppliers on implementation and debug; mentor junior hardware engineers.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.

• Must-have: 10+ years experience with board design and/or FPGA design.
• Expert proficiency in electrical circuit and schematic design, including embedded CPU and SoC subsystems.
• Deep systems-level knowledge across software, firmware/BIOS, PCB layout, signal integrity, mechanical, thermal, power, EMI compliance, manufacturability, testability, MTBF and COGS.
• Proficient in advanced techniques for multi-layer, high-speed PCB design and debug of PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, clocks, high-speed SerDes and high-speed memory interfaces.
• Hands-on debugging with lab equipment such as high-speed oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers and VNAs.
• Experience with FPGA design and operation, including Verilog programming, FPGA simulation and synthesis.
• Experience in a Unix/Linux environment.
• Role requires onsite presence in Sunnyvale at least 2 days per week.

• Nice-to-have / Preferred: experience designing high-volume routers/switches and testing L2/L3 products with packet generators (Ixia, Spirent).
• Familiarity with pluggable optics (QSFP-DD, OSFP), switch fabrics and WAN interfaces.
• Experience with Cadence Allegro PCB Designer and ePD/Viewlogic schematic tools.
• Scripting and automation skills (Python, Perl, TCL).

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

About the Company

Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Headquarters: Spring, TX, United States

Global enterprise technology company delivering hybrid cloud, edge-to-cloud platforms, servers, storage, networking, and IT services to help organizations build, run, and secure applications and infrastructure at scale.