Principal Network Simulation Engineer - VLSI

Job Title

Principal Network Simulation Engineer - VLSI

Role Summary

Lead development of simulation models and analysis tools to evaluate network interface cards (NICs), switches, and future system architectures. Work within a cross-functional hardware and software engineering team to validate performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance of proposed architectures.

Focus on building reliable, efficient simulation infrastructure and actionable performance analysis to guide architectural decisions.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain simulation models for NICs, switches, and system-level architectures.
• Design and implement simulation motifs and scenarios that reflect realistic network behavior.
• Create tooling for performance analysis, visualization, and reporting.
• Evaluate performance, scalability, and fault tolerance of candidate architectures.
• Apply software engineering best practices to ensure reproducible, efficient simulation runs.
• Collaborate closely with network architects, ASIC designers, and software engineers to inform design trade-offs.

Requirements

Required skills and experience.

Must-have:

• 10+ years of experience in network or system-level simulation, architecture analysis, or related fields.
• Proven proficiency in C++ for simulation modeling and Python for data analysis.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and system-level design principles.
• Experience analyzing architectural trade-offs and optimization strategies.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and communicate technical findings.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience modeling NICs, switches, or ASIC/VLSI interactions.
• Experience building visualization and performance analysis tools.
• Familiarity with evaluating fault tolerance and large-scale system scalability.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience.

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.