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Senior Hardware Manager

Sunnyvale, California, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $174,000–$352,500🗓 2026-08-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead hardware development and release processes for networking systems, overseeing design, manufacturing, and lifecycle management from concept to production.

Role type

Senior Hardware Manager (Networking/Communications)

Builds

Networking hardware products (Switching/Routing/Security Systems)

Domain

Networking/Communications hardware industry

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Hardware lifecycle management, Contract Manufacturing (CM) and ODM methodologies, Board design, high-power SoC based systems, CPU subsystem design, supply chain management, cross-functional team leadership, risk mitigation, DVT testing and validation, design documentation review

Preferred skills

High-speed interconnects design, high power and high thermal products, liquid cooled systems, optical transceiver technologies (CPO, CPC), software and firmware development processes

Technologies

SoC, CPU subsystems, high-speed interconnects, optical transceivers

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a hardware development team; oversee hardware lifecycle from concept to production; collaborate with CM/ODM partners on design and manufacturing; define hardware requirements with software and product teams; manage bring-up and lab testing; drive DVT testing and certification; mitigate hardware design and supply chain risks; develop processes for hardware performance and reliability improvement

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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