Hardware Design Engineer

Our client is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to join their team. As a Hardware Design Engineer, you will be part of the Hardware Engineering organization supporting Next Generation Router and Network Switch product development. The ideal candidate will have strong high-speed interface design and analysis skills, hands-on experience with PCB signal integrity and power integrity, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams to drive robust board-level outcomes.

Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA

Pay Range: $45 - $50 per hour

What's the Job?

• Lead hardware architecture design for next generation router and network switch product development, including high-level design and critical component selection.
• Actively work on high-speed interface design and analysis, including support for 800G line cards and other complex signal paths.
• Perform requirement analysis and select key components for major interfaces such as Processor SoC, DDR memory, GPU, FPGA, network switch, PCIe switch, clocking, and power management devices.
• Drive electronic product development through hardware architecture finalization, high level design, schematics capture, and design analysis.
• Support board bring-up and validation of electrical testing for signal quality, ensuring performance across corner-case operating conditions.

What's Needed?

• Mandatory board bring-up and validation of electrical testing for signal quality of the circuits.
• Mandatory design and validation of power management devices, stress testing systems, and board-level functional testing to ensure product performance in all corner case work conditions.
• Experience building PCB stack-up models and extracting requirements from tools to meet product PCB thickness, electrical signal speed, power architecture, and trace impedance needs.
• Proficiency in pre- and post-PCB signal integrity analysis, including clock jitter analysis, high-speed eye diagram analysis, overshoot/undershoot, crosstalk analysis, DDR batch simulation, and SERDES interface simulation.
• Ability to perform post-PCB power integrity analysis such as voltage drop analysis, current density analysis, plane noise analysis, and decoupling analysis using DC drop and current density analysis, along with thermal analysis for hot spot components and material selection (e.g., heatsink and thermal pad).

What's in it for me?

• Work onsite in San Jose, California on a focused 9-month hardware design engagement with potential extension.
• Contribute directly to next generation networking hardware by shaping hardware architecture, critical component choices, and board-level validation.
• Build deep expertise across high-speed interfaces, signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal considerations for complex products.
• Collaborate with software, layout, mechanical, and application teams to solve real engineering challenges and deliver robust outcomes.
• Strengthen your impact through end-to-end involvement from architecture and schematics to analysis, board bring-up, and electrical validation.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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