Hardware Design Engineer Austin, TX 127 – 219K • Candidates will have great impact and help drive our client's success by leading the design and development of cutting-edge new network visibility platforms - platforms combining high-speed networking with compute and FPGA resources • Great opportunity to become a member of a well-respected and dynamic team and help lead the product direction for future product generations • Lead all phases of hardware development from architecture through to production release • Lead a diverse team of HW, mechanical, and ECAD resources • Participate in a cross-functional team environment including PM, RTL, Software, compliance, and manufacturing • Assist in the management and development of OEM relationships • Support sustaining efforts and implement changes to improve yields • BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 10 years relevant experience • Strong skills and experience in people-management and development • Experience with the design, development, and productization of computer networking equipment • Knowledge of high-speed signal integrity concepts and practices • Experience with EMC design techniques and solving EMC non-compliance issues • Experience with high performance processors and embedded platforms • Knowledge of PCB Stackups and understanding of materials • Strong analytical problem solving skills • Ability to excel in a fast paced dynamic environment • Excellent verbal and written English skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end hardware development lifecycle from architecture definition through production release for network visibility platforms
- Manage and mentor a cross-disciplinary team of hardware, mechanical, and ECAD engineers
- Drive high-speed PCB design decisions including signal integrity analysis, stackup selection, and EMC compliance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with PM, RTL, software, compliance, and manufacturing teams to align hardware deliverables
- Manage OEM vendor relationships and support component/subsystem selection and qualification
- Support sustaining engineering efforts including yield improvement initiatives and ECO implementation
- Contribute to product roadmap and architecture decisions for next-generation platform generations
Mission
High-speed network visibility platforms integrating FPGA, compute, and networking hardware
Required skills
- PCB hardware design
- high-speed signal integrity
- EMC design and compliance
- FPGA platform integration
- high-performance processor and embedded platform design
- PCB stackup design and materials selection
- network equipment hardware development
- people management