Senior Principal Interconnect Development Engineer

Zerto; California (MO); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Principal Interconnect Development Engineer to lead high-speed interconnect solutions for next‑gen network switches and routers. You will work between hardware design and interconnect suppliers to shape roadmaps and validate new concepts two to five years out.

You will develop validation plans and test vehicles for mechanical and signal integrity, collaborate on co‑development projects, and influence design decisions across internal and external

Qualifications

• 15+ years industry experience in interconnect
• 10+ years hands-on high-speed interconnect (≥56 GHz)
• Cross-functional collaboration with hardware/PCB teams

Responsibilities

• Develop interconnect technology roadmaps between hardware design and suppliers
• Validate pre-NPI/ pre-product interconnect concepts for 2–5 year roadmaps
• Design test vehicles to verify mechanical and signal integrity of connectors and cables
• Influence internal and external stakeholders on design changes
• Assess trade-offs between mechanical design, SI, DOE and reliability

Skills

High-speed interconnect

Industry expertise

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ProE

Job description

Senior Principal Interconnect Development Engineer

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Job Summary

Individual contributor role responsible for high-speed interconnect solutions for next-generation network switches and routers, requiring dense, state-of-the-art frequency performance and quality. Includes both connectors and cables.

Roles

• Works as the key development engineer positioned between hardware design engineering and interconnect suppliers, managing and influencing interconnect technology roadmaps


• Works on interconnect technologies that are ‘pre-NPI’ or ‘pre-product’, to validate that future interconnect technologies are viable for system level designs that may be 2-5 years away from realization. Provides technical consultation support for interconnect component engineering, for NPI launch and interconnect activities.


• Responsible for development and execution of key interconnect technology validation plans, including the design and implementation of test vehicles to validate mechanical and signal integrity (SI) elements.


• Works with Interconnect suppliers and hardware engineering on key co-development projects, and design-related problem solving. Able to influence both internal and external stakeholders to drive design-related changes as needed. Able to impact suppliers, both technically as well as commercially.


• Provide persuasive understanding of trade-offs between mechanical design, SI, FMEA, failure analysis (electrical, physical, analytical, schematic), DOE and simulation versus reality/measurements

Qualifications

• Demonstrated industry expertise: industry consortium participation and leadership, patents, published technical papers, and conference presentations. Lead and influence stakeholders in the Interconnect industry.


• Cross-functional expertise with hardware engineering, mechanical engineering, PCB, electrical (ex: SI), thermal engineering, program management, commodity (commercial) management and mechanical (stamping, molding), as well as other interconnect-adjacent technologies


• Be current with industry trends and able to provide a compelling and attainable vision for five years out


• Sophisticated knowledge of variation statistics and process control as relates to sound design and manufacturability of new connectors, including measures for successful first-pass design-in into native and partner NPI environments


• Expert familiarity with industry standards for qualification and reliability


• Presentation skills, communication skills, influencing skills

Experience

• Deep industry experience (15 years), including 10 years of hands‐on proficiency with high-speed, complex interconnect (≥56 GHz, ≥100 differential pairs) hardware…and successful field deployment.


• Experience must include both connectors AND high-speed cables, as well as interconnect materials and mechanical/electrical trade‑offs


• 3D CAD modeling experience and geometric tolerance analysis abilities. Ex: tools = SolidWorks, ProE or other equivalent tools.

Education

BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job: Engineering

Job Level: TCP_06

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 174,000 - 331,000 in Massachusetts // 174,000 - 352,500 in California // 153,000 - 352,500 in Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

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