Hardware Design Engineer

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Role Summary

We are looking for an Experienced Hardware Design Engineer to contribute to the design and development of high‑performance networking hardware. This role focuses on hands‑on board‑level design, bring‑up, and validation, working closely with senior engineers and cross‑functional teams on products that ship at scale.

This is an execution‑focused role with meaningful technical depth, suited for engineers with strong fundamentals who are ready to take ownership of significant hardware portions while continuing to grow toward senior technical leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to new product hardware design and development, including schematic design, board‑level implementation, component selection, and coordination with PCB layout.
• Prepare and release hardware deliverables such as: Product hardware specifications, Test plans, Design verification and manufacturing support documentation
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams (Power, SI, Mechanical, Thermal, EMC, Manufacturing, Test, and Software) during product definition, design, and validation phases.
• Participate in hardware bring‑up, validation, debugging, and failure analysis, including RCCA in collaboration with software and test engineers.
• Support manufacturing teams in transitioning products to pilot and mass production, helping resolve issues during build and ramp.
• Follow QMS processes and produce compliant engineering deliverables.

What You Need to Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering.
• 5 10 years of experience in hardware design and development of complex electronic systems.

Technical Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience in high‑speed board‑level hardware design.
• Solid understanding of: Signal integrity, Power distribution fundamental, Thermal considerations.
• Proficiency using Cadence PCB design tools (Concept / OrCAD, Allegro).
• Experience with common interfaces and protocols, including: DDR, PCIe, USB, SPI, I²C, UART, SGMII, XAUI etc.
• Experience working with Ethernet switching and MDI designs, including: Gigabit, Multi‑Gig, and 10GBASE‑T.
• Working knowledge of SerDes fundamentals, including: NRZ (10G, 25G), Exposure to PAM4 is a plus
• Familiarity with Power over Ethernet (PoE) technologies (PSE/PD, PoE+/++) is desirable.
• Experience with storage and memory interfaces, such as DDR4/DDR5, EEPROM, NAND, eMMC, NVMe.
• Exposure to CPU subsystems (ARM, Intel x86, AMD x86) and board‑level integration.
• Basic understanding of bootloaders, BIOS, and Linux/OS environments.

Lab & Debug Skills

• Hands‑on experience with lab equipment such as: Real‑time and TDR oscilloscopes, Logic analyzers, JTAG tools, Spectrum analyzers, BER tools, DCA etc.
• Ability to apply structured debug techniques and work through complex hardware issues.

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective collaborator in cross‑functional and multi‑site teams.
• Comfortable taking ownership of defined technical areas.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_03

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