Senior Test Hardware Engineer

Job Title

Senior Test Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Design and develop system-level test PCBs for Broadcom ASICs used in hyperscale data center and AI/cloud storage systems. Work on SLT and bench boards, collaborating with product test, firmware/software, mechanical, layout, and vendor teams to bring designs through manufacturing and test.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 12+ years of relevant experience in PCB development, manufacturing, and test.

Responsibilities

Deliver system-level test hardware from architecture through manufacturing and customer deployment.

• Collaborate with Product Test and Firmware/Software teams on SLT system architecture.
• Design schematics and capture SLT and bench PCBs using Allegro CAD tools.
• Create and maintain PCB component libraries and design files for fabrication and assembly.
• Collect design rules and specifications from stakeholders and define PCB architecture.
• Coordinate with PCB layout and signal-integrity engineers to meet electrical requirements.
• Work with mechanical engineers and vendors on mechanical constraints and thermal solutions.
• Audit PCB layouts for DRC, pinouts, and footprints; manage vendor deliverables and archival.
• Test, debug, rework, and qualify manufactured PCBs; manage inventory and test status.

Requirements

Core technical skills and practical experience required or strongly preferred.

• 12+ years developing PCBs through manufacturing and test.
• In-depth experience with schematic capture using Allegro tools.
• Experience managing PCB fabrication and assembly vendors.
• Systems-level vision integrating hardware, firmware/software, mechanical, and manufacturability concerns.
• Practical lab debug skills; comfortable with soldering, board bring-up, DMMs, oscilloscopes.
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB techniques (blind/buried vias, backdrilling) and SI considerations.
• Comfortable with command-line Linux tools and basic scripting.
• Understanding of hardware/software interfaces and embedded design constraints (memory, power, speed).
• Knowledge of power-delivery tradeoffs for high-power systems; PDN simulation skills are a plus.
• Ability to work effectively across fast-moving, multi-site teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.

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.