Senior Hardware Engineer — Carrier-Grade Telecom Hardware

Tellabs; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tellabs seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead design, development, and optimization of carrier-grade hardware platforms supporting voice, data, and network services.

The role involves collaborating with software, product, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance from concept to production. A strong background in FPGA, Verilog, and embedded systems is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in hardware design and development in durable goods/manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and test hardware components to meet specs and regulations.
• Lead hardware development projects with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze and resolve hardware issues via root cause analysis and testing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to optimize for cost-effective production.
• Document design processes and test results for traceability.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge widely.
• Stay current with emerging hardware technologies and trends.

Skills

Schematic capture

Hardware design

Verilog

FPGA design

Embedded systems

Circuit simulation

Debugging

Cross-functional teamwork

Mentor engineering

Test & validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics Expedition

IBM Rational ClearCase

Altera Quartus II

Xilinx ISE

Vivado

Job description

Tellabs seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead design, development, and optimization of carrier-grade hardware platforms supporting voice, data, and network services.

The role involves collaborating with software, product, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance from concept to production. A strong background in FPGA, Verilog, and embedded systems is required.