Principal / Senior Principal Electrical Design Engineer
Core
Define and drive the architecture, design, and technical strategy for advanced board-level hardware across next-generation networking and high-performance connectivity platforms.
Role type
Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Hardware Architecture & Design)
Builds
Chassis boards, NIC cards, PCIe Gen6 platforms, and 800G Ethernet products
Domain
Server, networking, storage, and high-performance compute systems
Required skills
Board-level electrical engineering, High-speed SerDes systems (PCIe Gen5/Gen6, 400G/800G Ethernet), Signal integrity (impedance control, differential routing), Power integrity and PDN design, Schematic capture and PCB design, Hardware bring-up and debug, Cross-functional technical leadership, Mentoring senior engineers
Preferred skills
NIC/accelerator card architecture, Server chassis design in thermally constrained environments, 1.6T electrical interfaces, Retimers/redrivers architecture, Compliance and validation workflows, Contract manufacturer relationships, Python for lab automation
Technologies
Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Oscilloscopes, Protocol analyzers
Responsibilities
Define board-level hardware architecture and technical roadmap, Establish design standards and methodologies, Drive architectural tradeoff decisions for multi-layer PCBs, Own power delivery architecture strategy, Lead component strategy and qualification roadmaps, Define bring-up and validation strategy, Lead root-cause analysis of complex hardware issues, Mentor and develop senior engineers, Represent hardware engineering in executive reviews
Seniority
Principal, technical leadership & strategy
