Staff Hardware Engineer

Job Title

Staff Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Technical lead for a hardware design team responsible for delivering ultra-high-performance electronic products. Owns end-to-end electrical engineering hardware design including BOM, vendor interactions, circuit and board design, validation, production trials, field support, and sustaining.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires 8+ years of relevant hardware engineering experience and proven leadership of design teams.

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver complex EE hardware designs and support product lifecycle from prototype through volume production.

• Provide technical leadership and own critical design components for high-performance products.
• Perform circuit and PCB board layout, including placement of large high-power SoCs and advanced packaging considerations.
• Create and manage BOMs and participate in vendor selection and negotiations.
• Develop and execute validation, testing, and qualification plans.
• Support customer trials, diagnose field issues, and perform product sustaining activities.
• Collaborate with ASIC, signal, mechanical, thermal, packaging, diagnostics, and manufacturing teams and with partner engineering organizations.
• Promote small-team ownership and a One Person One Board development approach.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience for successful performance in this role.

• Experience placing and routing large, high-power SoCs and designing for advanced packaging technologies (2D, 2.5D, 2.5D with 3D memories).
• Deep expertise in PCB board layout and high-speed board design practices.
• Proven product lifecycle ownership from design through volume production and sustaining.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability functions.
• Experience with BOM creation and vendor interactions.
• Ability to develop validation plans and resolve field issues.
• Effective leadership and mentoring of experienced engineering teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. The posting also specifies 8+ years of relevant hardware engineering experience.

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.