Senior Hardware Engineer, High-Speed Interconnect Systems

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) in Nashua, NH is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to design and validate high-speed interconnect hardware platforms supporting Ethernet and PCIe, including AEC, optical transceivers, and LPO.

The successful candidate will lead schematic capture, power architecture, and board bring-up, collaborating with cross-functional teams across PCB layout, firmware, SI, optical, and mechanical engineering to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of hardware design and development of high-speed networking products.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and high-speed design principles.
• Experience with optical networking products, AI infrastructure, cloud networking, or hyperscale data centers.
• Working knowledge of Ethernet standards, PCIe specifications, and high-speed networking architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware platforms for Ethernet and PCIe interconnect products such as AEC, optical transceiver, and LPO products.
• Develop schematics, component selection, and hardware design documentation.
• Define PCB stack-ups, layer assignments, and component placement requirements.
• Work closely with PCB layout engineers to optimize routing, manufacturability, and performance.
• Support design reviews and product qualification activities.
• Integrate DSPs, retimers, and SerDes devices into high-speed interconnect product test platforms.
• Collaborate with SI engineers to optimize channel performance and equalization.
• Support device bring-up, configuration, characterization, and validation.
• Develop and review high-speed channel architectures for copper and optical products.
• Support CMIS-compliant management architectures and low-speed control interfaces.
• Collaborate with optical, firmware, SI, and mechanical engineering teams.

Skills

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

High-Speed Design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) in Nashua, NH is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to design and validate high-speed interconnect hardware platforms supporting Ethernet and PCIe, including AEC, optical transceivers, and LPO.

The successful candidate will lead schematic capture, power architecture, and board bring-up, collaborating with cross-functional teams across PCB layout, firmware, SI, optical, and mechanical engineering to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions.