Principal 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 seeking Principal Hardware Design Engineer (TCP05) to provide technical leadership and architectural ownership across critical hardware subsystems for next‑generation networking products.

This role is intended for deeply experienced engineers who operate as technical authorities, drive system‑level architecture, resolve the most complex system‑level challenges, and elevate the quality and consistency of hardware designs across products. You will influence multi‑team technical decisions while remaining hands‑on where it matters most.

How You’ll Make an Impact

As a Principal Hardware Design Engineer, you will play a foundational role in shaping the technical direction of advanced networking platforms, from early architecture through production and sustainment.

What You Will Do

• Define hardware architecture for complex boards and critical subsystems working with senior architects.
• Lead system‑level HW design strategy, addressing: High‑speed interconnect architecture, Signal integrity and channel strategy, Power architecture, sequencing, and margins, Reliability, lifecycle, and scale considerations
• Drive technical decision‑making across teams, aligning hardware, SI/PI, firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing requirements.
• Serve as a technical authority for high‑risk or ambiguous hardware issues, leading root‑cause analysis and resolution of complex system‑level failures.
• Influence product feasibility, cost structure (COGS), performance, and quality through early trade‑off analysis and architectural guidance.
• Set and evolve hardware design standards, best practices, and methodologies to improve design reuse, robustness, and time‑to‑market.
• Review and guide designs led by Senior and Experienced engineers, ensuring architectural alignment and technical rigor.
• Mentor/guide team engineers, helping them grow into technical leaders.

What You Need to Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 16+ years of experience in high‑performance hardware and system‑level design, including multiple products shipped to high‑volume production.

Technical Expertise

• Demonstrated ownership of system or subsystem level architecture within complex networking or compute platforms.
• Deep expertise in high‑speed digital design, including: Signal integrity at scale, SerDes architecture and channel budgeting, NRZ and PAM4 design considerations
• Strong command of power architecture, including PDN design, sequencing, regulation strategies, and margin analysis.
• Extensive experience with networking hardware platforms, such as switches, routers, or high‑performance network appliances.
• Strong familiarity with interfaces and technologies including: DDR4 / DDR5, PCIe (Gen4 / Gen5 or beyond), Ethernet PHYs and MACs (1G → 100G+), SGMII, XAUI, and high‑speed SerDes links
• Working knowledge of PoE architectures, CPU subsystems (ARM, Intel x86, AMD x86), and board‑level system integration.
• Proficiency with Cadence PCB tools (OrCAD / Allegro) and strong ability to review and guide complex designs.

Lab & Debug Leadership

• Proven ability to lead system‑level debug using advanced lab instrumentation: High‑bandwidth oscilloscopes and TDRs, BERTs, DCA, protocol analyzers, JTAG and system debug tools
• Expertise in driving data‑based decisions from characterization and empirical analysis.

Additional Preferred Abilities

• Strong technical judgment and ability to make long‑term architectural trade‑offs.
• Clear and persuasive communication skills; able to: Present architectural proposals, Defend design decisions with data, Influence decision making of senior technical stakeholders and executives
• Comfortable operating across organizational boundaries and multi‑site teams.
• Passion for mentoring and raising the technical bar across the organization.

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_05

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