Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Tips: Provide a summary of the role, what success in the position looks like, and how this role fits into the organization overall.Position DetailsRole: Network Hardware Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA – OnsiteStart Date: Immediate AvailabilityBackground Check: MANDATORYRole OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Network Hardware Engineer to support the architecture, design, validation, and bring-up of next-generation high-performance routers, network switches, and 800G-class networking platforms.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with high-speed digital hardware, SerDes, SI/PI analysis, power architecture, PCB design, and board-level validation.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine hardware architecture for next-generation router and network switch products.Analyze and design high-speed interfaces, including 800G line cards and complex high-speed SerDes interfaces.Perform requirements analysis and select key components such as Processor SoC, DDR, GPU, FPGA, network switch ASICs, PCIe switches, clocking, and power-management devices.Drive hardware architecture, high-level design, critical component selection, schematic capture, and design analysis.Develop PCB stack-up requirements based on board thickness, signal speed, impedance, and power architecture requirements.Perform pre- and post-layout Signal Integrity (SI) analysis, including:Clock jitter analysisHigh-speed eye diagram analysisOvershoot/undershoot analysisCrosstalk analysisDDR batch simulationSERDES interface simulationPerform Power Integrity (PI) analysis, including voltage-drop, current-density, plane-noise, and decoupling analysis.Conduct thermal analysis of high-power/hot-spot components and determine appropriate heatsinks, thermal pads, and other thermal solutions.Collaborate closely with software, PCB layout, mechanical, applications, and system engineering teams to resolve design issues.Lead board bring-up, electrical validation, and signal-quality testing.Design and validate power-management circuits/devices and perform stress testing and board-level functional validation.Validate hardware performance under various corner-case and operating conditions.Troubleshoot board-level hardware issues and drive corrective actions through product development and validation.Mandatory SkillsStrong hands-on experience with board bring-up and electrical validation.Experience performing signal-quality testing and validation of high-speed circuits.Experience designing and validating power-management devices/circuits.Hands-on experience with stress testing and board-level functional testing.Strong understanding of high-speed digital hardware, PCB design, SI/PI, and hardware debugging.Preferred Technical BackgroundRouter, switch, networking, server, telecom, or high-performance computing hardware.High-speed interfaces such as 800G Ethernet, SerDes, PCIe, DDR, Ethernet PHYs, and high-speed clocks.Signal Integrity / Power Integrity tools and simulation methodologies.Hardware architecture and schematic design.PCB stack-up, impedance control, high-speed routing, and post-layout analysis.Thermal and power analysis.Experience with complex networking ASICs, FPGAs, SoCs, and PCIe switches.Ideal CandidateThe strongest candidate would typically have 8–15+ years of hardware engineering experience with significant hands-on work in networking equipment, routers/switches, high-speed boards, or telecom/server platforms. Candidates who have progressed from Hardware Design Engineer → Senior/Lead Hardware Engineer → Hardware Architect are particularly relevant.Please share your updated resume along with location, work authorization, availability, and