Principal Hardware Engineer
BroadcomJob Title
Principal Hardware Engineer
Role Summary
Design, develop, and deliver ultra high-performance electronic products with end-to-end ownership of hardware from schematic and PCB design through validation, production support, and field sustainment. Work within a small, highly experienced team and coordinate across hardware, ASIC, signal, mechanical, thermal, packaging, diagnostics, and manufacturing disciplines.
Experience Level
Senior-level engineer. Targeted experience: 12+ years in hardware design and product development.
Responsibilities
Work across the full hardware product lifecycle and provide technical leadership for complex, high-performance designs.
- Lead schematic and PCB design, BOM creation, and vendor interactions.
- Perform development, laboratory validation, and bring-up of high-performance boards and systems.
- Address power and thermal challenges for high-density PCBs (1 kW+ footprints).
- Drive cross-functional coordination with ASIC, signal, mechanical, thermal, packaging, manufacturing, and support teams.
- Own product support through customer trials, field issue resolution, and sustaining engineering.
- Mentor or provide technical guidance to other hardware engineers as required.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and domain experience.
- Design experience with large, high-power SoCs and advanced packaging technologies (2D, 2.5D, and designs paired with 3D memory).
- Experience with high-speed, high-density signaling and SerDes interfaces at 112G+ rates.
- Proficiency using precision oscilloscopes, analyzers, and development/validation tools for high-speed hardware.
- Experience solving power delivery and thermal issues on high-power PCBs.
- Proven lifecycle ownership: from product inception through volume production and field support.
- Demonstrated ability to work with supporting functions: Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, and Safety.
- Nice-to-have: small-team lead experience or proven technical mentorship of high-speed hardware designers.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required; the role expects 12+ years of related hardware engineering experience. (No alternative degree or "equivalent experience" statement provided in the source.)
About the Company
Company: Broadcom
Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States
Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.
