Senior Hardware Architect: High-Speed Systems Leader

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks seeks a senior hardware design leader to own system-level development for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal platforms. You will define architectures, draft functional specs, and partner with architecture teams to ensure robust subsystem designs.

You will mentor engineers, guide verification strategy, and influence manufacturability, reliability, and integration across product lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and hardware design tools (Cadence/Altium/Mentor).

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level hardware design for new products, including architecture definition and requirements development.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to define system requirements and write functional specs for hardware subsystems.
• Drive design for manufacturability, testability, and reliability across development phases.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies to guide new product directions.
• Oversee and mentor engineers, providing technical guidance and reviewing work.

Skills

Electrical Hardware Design

Verilog HDL Programming

Signal Integrity Expertise

High-Speed Interface Design

Mentoring and Technical Guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Altium

Mentor Graphics

Job description

F5 Networks seeks a senior hardware design leader to own system-level development for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal platforms. You will define architectures, draft functional specs, and partner with architecture teams to ensure robust subsystem designs.

You will mentor engineers, guide verification strategy, and influence manufacturability, reliability, and integration across product lifecycles.