Principal Network Simulation Engineer - VLSI

Job Title

Principal Network Simulation Engineer - VLSI

Role Summary

Principal engineer responsible for building and running system-level network simulations to evaluate NICs, switches, and future system architectures. Lead development of simulation motifs, analysis tools, and visualization to inform architecture and ASIC trade-offs. Works remotely and collaborates with network architects, ASIC designers, and software teams.

Experience Level

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

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include modeling, simulation, analysis, and collaboration to assess architecture performance and scalability.

• Develop and maintain simulation models for NICs, switches, and system architectures.
• Design and implement simulation motifs that produce realistic network scenarios.
• Create tools for performance analysis and visualization of simulation results.
• Evaluate performance, scalability, and fault tolerance of proposed architectures.
• Apply software engineering best practices to ensure reliable, maintainable simulations.
• Collaborate with network architects, ASIC designers, and software engineers to validate designs and trade-offs.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; concise list of desirable additional skills follows.

• 10+ years of relevant experience in network or system-level simulation and analysis.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and system-level design.
• Proficiency in simulation modeling using C++ and data analysis using Python.
• Experience analyzing architectural trade-offs and optimization strategies.
• Track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams and communicating results to architects and engineers.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with performance visualization tools and building analysis tooling.
• Familiarity with software engineering practices for large simulation codebases and versioned tooling.
• Experience working with ASIC or NIC/hardware teams.

Education Requirements

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