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October 23, 2026

R&D Staff Hardware Engineer

Senior

121,900 - 195,000 USD/yr

San Jose, CA

Quick Facts

  • Role: R&D Staff Hardware Engineer

  • Focus: Ultra high-performance electronic products (cradle-to-grave hardware ownership)

Description

As a Staff Hardware Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver ultra high-performance electronic products. You will own all aspects of EE hardware design—from BOM creation and participation with vendor negotiators to circuit/board design, development, and validation—across the product lifecycle. You will also help with customer trials, field issues, and product sustaining.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end EE hardware design activities (BOM, vendor collaboration, circuit/board design, development, validation)

  • Participate in power and thermal design/validation for high-power PCB footprints (1kW+)

  • Work on high-speed and high-density signaling at SerDes rates of 112G+

  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across hardware, ASIC, signal, mechanical, thermal, diagnostic, packaging, and manufacturing

  • Support manufacturing, compliance, and safety groups

  • Engage with partner engineering teams for joint development programs

  • Support customer trials and resolve field issues for sustaining products

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

  • 8+ years of related experience

  • Experience working in cross-functional development teams

  • Experience with hardware development and validation through sustaining

Benefits

  • Discretionary annual bonus

  • Competitive new hire equity grant and ongoing annual equity awards (subject to plan documents)

  • Medical, dental and vision plans

  • 401(K) with company matching

  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Company paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time

  • Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence in accordance with applicable laws

  • Annual base salary range: USD 121,900 to USD 195,000

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