Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer – Onsite Sunnyvale

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in California seeks a Hardware Board Design Engineer to lead hardware development from concept to mass production. You will design, test, and validate boards with high-speed interfaces, collaborating with architects, software and manufacturing teams to deliver cutting-edge routing platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, cross-functional teamwork, and in-office presence several days per week in Sunnyvale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Role requires 2+ days a week in Sunnyvale office.
• 8+ years of experience with board design.
• Solid proficiency in electrical circuit and schematic design.
• Strong experience designing boards with embedded Intel CPU or AMD CPU.
• Strong experience with high-speed memory interfaces such as DDR5.
• Strong experience with design and debug of boards with interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, clocks.
• Knowledge of how BIOS and UEFI play a role with CPU board design, bring-up and testing.
• Awareness of PCB stackup techniques for multiple-layer, high-speed PCBs.
• Hands-on experience with lab measurement equipment (high-speed oscilloscope).
• Strong passion for building hardware projects and problem solving; excellent cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Participate in product feasibility and definition.
• Ownership of hardware design and hardware test, including specs, schematics, BOMs, prototype lab bring-up and maintenance, hardware test plans and reports.
• Collaborate with signal integrity, power, thermal, PCB design, mechanical, DFM/DFT teams.
• Review/approve test reports and support EDVT, MDVT, NEBS, HALT, Safety, EMC teams.
• Define diagnostics tests for manufacturing and development.
• Train and support manufacturing, customer support and sustaining teams.
• Collaborate with software, test and diagnostics engineering.
• Work with program manager and engineering lead to provide project status.
• Work with component engineering and commodity managers on external component selection and qualification.
• Interface with external component suppliers on implementation and debug.
• Flexible hours to accommodate collaboration with engineering teams across geographies.

Skills

Board design

Schematic design

Signal integrity

DDR5 memory interfaces

Embedded CPU design

BIOS/UEFI knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Lab debugging

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Cadence System Capture

Oscilloscope & lab equipment

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in California seeks a Hardware Board Design Engineer to lead hardware development from concept to mass production. You will design, test, and validate boards with high-speed interfaces, collaborating with architects, software and manufacturing teams to deliver cutting-edge routing platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, cross-functional teamwork, and in-office presence several days per week in Sunnyvale.