Principal Network Simulation Engineer - VLSI

Job Title

Principal Network Simulation Engineer - VLSI

Role Summary

Lead development of system-level network and device simulation models to evaluate performance, scalability, and fault tolerance for NICs, switches and future architectures. Work on simulation motifs, tooling for performance analysis and visualization, and collaborate with network architects, ASIC designers, and software engineers.

This position is designated Remote/Teleworker and is primarily work-from-home.

Experience Level

Senior — principal-level engineer. The posting specifies 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include building and executing realistic network simulations and producing actionable analysis for architecture and design decisions.

• Develop and maintain simulation models for NICs, switches, and system architectures.
• Design and implement simulation motifs and scenarios that reflect realistic network behavior.
• Create tools and visualizations for performance analysis and reporting.
• Evaluate performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance of proposed architectures.
• Apply software engineering best practices to ensure reliable, maintainable simulation code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including network architects, ASIC designers, and software engineers.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; concise list of the core qualifications.

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in network/system simulation or architecture analysis.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and system-level design.
• Proficiency in simulation/modeling in C++ and data analysis scripting in Python.
• Experience analyzing architectural trade-offs and optimizing designs for performance and scalability.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams.
• Good software engineering practices: version control, testing, and performance profiling.

Nice-to-have:

• Background with NICs, switches, or ASIC design flows.
• Experience building visualization tools for performance metrics.
• Familiarity with fault-tolerance and reliability analysis methods.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, 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.