Senior Hardware Engineer, Sustaining & Debug

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 96,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Hardware Engineer to drive failure analysis and RCCA for critical hardware issues across field and factory, while mentoring junior engineers. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve hardware quality and influence product releases.

The role emphasizes debugging high-speed hardware, coordinating cross-team actions, and sharing lessons learned to prevent repeats in next-gen Juniper/related products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
• 8+ years of hardware design, debug and testing experience at the board and system level.
• Expertise in debugging hardware problems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and specialized networking test equipment such as IXIA/Spirent traffic analyzers, PCI analyzers, and in-circuit emulators.
• PCB design experience including schematic capture, PCB layout and routing. Familiarity with Cadence System Design tool suite.
• Knowledge of networking hardware and associated components and interfaces such as switch ASICs, PHY, SerDes, CPU subsystems, optics, high-speed serial links, PoE, PCIe, NVMe, SATA, I2C, and USB.

Responsibilities

• Lead failure analysis for critical hardware issues reported from field and factory. Determine and document root cause and corrective actions (RCCA).
• Extract and share "Lessons Learned" from HW Sustaining failure analysis and share with appropriate Juniper teams to drive hardware quality improvement.
• Collaborate with other Engineering and Manufacturing / Operations teams to drive corrective actions and hardware quality improvements. Work with Customer Support teams to understand and address customer hardware concerns.
• Analyze hardware quality metrics and Repair Center findings to identify failure trends requiring investigation.
• Provide technical leadership into multi-sourcing and change management activities on shipping products.
• Review hardware test reports for new products prior to product release. Identify any quality concerns and work with the design teams to resolve.
• Mentor and guide junior members, foster a collaborative environment, and encourage curiosity and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Oscillosopes

Logic analyzers

High-speed signaling

Debugging hardware

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence System Design

PCB design and layout

Verilog HDL

FPGA design and debug

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Hardware Engineer to drive failure analysis and RCCA for critical hardware issues across field and factory, while mentoring junior engineers. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve hardware quality and influence product releases.

The role emphasizes debugging high-speed hardware, coordinating cross-team actions, and sharing lessons learned to prevent repeats in next-gen Juniper/related products.