Senior Hardware Design Engineer

$130,000 - $192,000/Yr

Arista Networks - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Senior

Santa Clara, CA

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About the position

The Senior Hardware Design Engineer at Arista Networks plays a crucial role in developing high-speed networking and Ethernet products for enterprise campuses, hyperscale datacenters, and AI clusters. This position involves overseeing the entire hardware design process, from authoring functional specifications to collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of advanced hardware solutions that meet modern networking demands.

Responsibilities

• Authoring Functional Specifications of high power and high density Ethernet switches used in AI networks
• Selecting and Qualifying Components
• Schematic Capture (both flat and hierarchical)
• Working closely with eCAD teams on PCB layout and component footprints
• Running signal integrity simulations on both power and datapath signals
• Specifying PCB stackup and fabrication details with various PCB vendors
• Collaborating with local and overseas Contract Manufacturers (CM), from proto through production
• Lab bring up and debug of prototypes
• Driving complex system debug between software, hardware, and test teams
• Training CM for high yield test and manufacturing
• Guiding groups of engineers and mentoring younger engineers

Requirements

• BSEE or MSEE
• 10+ years of relevant experience in hardware engineering
• Experience designing Networking Hardware, particularly involving 100G and 200G PAM4 Ethernet switching
• Embedded x86/ARM system design is highly desirable
• Experience designing 20+ layer count boards featuring 50G+ signals
• Familiarity with advanced PCB manufacturing technologies such as sequential lamination, HDI, and ultra-low-loss materials
• Experience working with multi-phase DC/DCs for high current, high transient loads
• Experience working with High speed interfaces, such as DDR, PCIe
• Writing specifications and drawing schematics for high complexity boards
• Working closely with CAD designers on complicated layout and routing
• Working closely with Software and test engineers to bring-up and debug systems
• Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity concepts and tools
• Experience with mass production Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• FPGA design and system simulation using Verilog
• Successfully taking products from concept to production

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with high-speed interfaces
• Experience with FPGA design

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Wellbeing programs
• Tax savings
• Income protection