Senior Hardware Design Architect, High-Speed Systems

F5 Networks, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Hardware Design Engineer to lead the development of advanced hardware solutions for high‑performance electronic systems. You will architect, implement, and validate complex subsystems, mentoring teams and driving design excellence across projects.

Key focus areas include high‑speed digital/analog design, signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/thermal considerations, with extensive experience in CPLDs, FPGAs, and routing for backplanes and chassis.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and hardware design tools.
• Experience with CPLD/FPGA design and Verilog HDL.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level hardware design for new products and architecture definitions.
• Drive design for manufacturability, testability, and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and review work for quality and efficiency.
• Present technical results and coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Develop schedules and ensure documentation and testing are completed.

Skills

10+ years hardware design experience

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Thermal management

Schematic capture tools Cadence/Altium

Mentor/leadership

Verilog HDL

X86 motherboard design

High-speed serial interfaces DDR4/5/PC

PCIe Gen5

Ethernet 100G SerDes

FPGA design (Altera/Xilinx)

VR power supply design

Memory/NVMe/NAND/NOR

System-level integration (chassis/back

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

MS in Electrical Engineering desirable

Tools

Cadence

Altium

Mentor Graphics

Verilog HDL

Hyperlynx SI/PI

HSPICE

Ansys HFSS

Agilent ADS

Sisoft QCD

BIOS/ BMC/Secure Boot/IPMI/Redfish

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Hardware Design Engineer to lead the development of advanced hardware solutions for high‑performance electronic systems. You will architect, implement, and validate complex subsystems, mentoring teams and driving design excellence across projects.

Key focus areas include high‑speed digital/analog design, signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/thermal considerations, with extensive experience in CPLDs, FPGAs, and routing for backplanes and chassis.