HPE
Principal Hardware Engineer
$154K–$310K
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 30, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years with board design and/or FPGA design.
- Education
- BS, MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
About the job
Leads hardware development of high-end routing platforms from concept through mass production and customer support.
What you'll do
- Define product feasibility and specifications; develop schematics, BOMs, prototypes, and hardware test plans.
- Lead cross-functional hardware teams and support validation, manufacturing diagnostics, and component qualification.
- Mentor junior engineers and coordinate project status with engineering and program teams.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience with board design and/or FPGA design.
- Expert proficiency in electrical circuit and schematic design, including embedded CPU and SoC subsystems.
- Experience with high-speed PCB design, interface design and debugging, FPGA design using Verilog, and Unix/Linux.
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
Nice to have
- Experience designing high-volume network routers and switches; knowledge of routing, switching, and network deployment.
- Experience with Ethernet packet generators (Ixia or Spirent), Cadence Allegro PCB Designer, ePD/Viewlogic, or Python, Perl, or TCL.
Pay
USD 153,500 - 310,500 (base salary)
Tools
FPGA, Verilog, Unix/Linux, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, Cadence Allegro PCB Designer, ePD/Viewlogic
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