Hardware Validation Engineer II - High‑Speed PCIe/400Gb

ffive; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

F5, Inc. seeks a hardware validation engineer to join the Hardware Development family.

Validate next-generation BIG-IP appliances, perform SI/PI analysis, and collaborate across design, layout, and compliance teams to ensure electrical robustness and performance. The role requires a BSEE or equivalent, 2-3 years in hardware testing, experience with oscilloscope, VNA, BERT, and scripting in Python or LabVIEW.

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent degree required.
• 2-3 years in electrical validation or hardware testing.
• Experience with lab equipment: oscilloscope, VNA, BERT, etc.
• Familiarity with high-speed protocols and FPGA workflows.
• Scripting skills (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW).
• Intel Xeon platform experience.
• Ethernet switching and optical transceiver validation.
• SI/PI simulation tools (HyperLynx, Sigrity).
• Regulatory compliance knowledge (IEEE, PCI-SIG, JEDEC).

Responsibilities

• Apply hardware engineering concepts in designing, developing, implementing, and testing minor components of sophisticated electronic products.
• Collaborate with senior hardware engineers and managers to develop electronic parts, components, coordinated circuitry, mechanical systems, equipment and packaging, optical systems, and/or CPU systems.
• Collaborate on schematic/layout reviews and compliance testing
• Test, debug, and verify various electronic systems and products, and assist with test reports.
• Validate high-speed interfaces: PCIe Gen5/Gen6, DDR5, 400Gb Ethernet
• Perform SI/PI analysis and power margin testing
• Support board bring-up and debug of prototype platforms
• Automate test setups using Python, LabVIEW, etc.
• Collaborate on schematic/layout reviews and compliance testing
• Participate in evaluating the reliability of materials, properties, and techniques used in production.
• Prepare and deliver findings and insights for colleagues and immediate managers, project leaders, and others in the team/group. Typically interacts with vendors, product development, architecture, manufacturing, and other engineering teams to understand and inform solutions to customer, product, and business problems.

Skills

FPGA workflows

Scripting skills

High-speed protocols

Communication

Education

BSEE or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscope

VNA

BERT

HyperLynx

Sigrity

Job description

F5, Inc. seeks a hardware validation engineer to join the Hardware Development family.

Validate next-generation BIG-IP appliances, perform SI/PI analysis, and collaborate across design, layout, and compliance teams to ensure electrical robustness and performance. The role requires a BSEE or equivalent, 2-3 years in hardware testing, experience with oscilloscope, VNA, BERT, and scripting in Python or LabVIEW.