Senior Hardware Design Engineer, High-Speed Networking

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Hardware Design Engineer (High-Speed Networking)

• Focus: End-to-end hardware design for high-power, high-density Ethernet switching for AI networking

Description

You will lead the full hardware design lifecycle for advanced high-speed networking systems, including functional specifications, component selection, schematic/design verification, PCB/stackup specification, signal and power integrity validation, prototyping, and production support. You’ll collaborate with software, eCAD, mechanical/thermal, diagnostics/test engineering, and contract manufacturers to drive system debug and manufacturing test readiness.

Responsibilities

• Author functional specifications for high-power, high-density Ethernet switches

• Select and qualify components

• Perform schematic capture and tool-based design verification

• Coordinate with eCAD teams on PCB layout and component footprints

• Run signal integrity simulations for power and datapath signals

• Work with mechanical and thermal teams on physical realization

• Specify PCB stackup and fabrication details with PCB vendors

• Develop programmable logic for control and timing planes

• Support contract manufacturers from prototype through production

• Bring up and debug prototypes in the lab

• Collaborate with diagnostics software engineers on design validation and manufacturing test development

• Drive complex system debug across software, hardware, and test teams

• Train contract manufacturers for high-yield test and manufacturing

• Mentor engineers

Requirements

• BSEE or MSEE

• 10+ years of relevant hardware engineering experience

• Networking hardware experience, especially 100G and 200G PAM4 Ethernet switching

• Experience designing 20+ layer boards with 50G+ signals and advanced PCB manufacturing (sequential lamination, HDI, ultra-low-loss materials)

• Experience with multi-phase DC/DC converters for high-current, high-transient loads

• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as DDR and PCIe

• Ability to write specifications and create schematics for complex boards

• Experience working with CAD designers on complex layout and routing

• Experience bringing up and debugging systems with software and test engineers

• Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity (impedance, PDNs, differential routing, insertion loss, S-parameters, TDRs, VNAs)

• Experience with mass-production DFM

• FPGA design and system simulation using Verilog or VHDL

• Experience working with contract manufacturers

• Demonstrated ability to take products from concept to production

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer