Senior Technical Architect

HCL Technologies Limited; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking a hardware design engineer in Santa Clara to contribute to schematics and PCB CAD tasks, focus on high-speed interfaces, and ensure designs meet SI/PI requirements. The role involves lab testing with equipment like oscilloscopes, power supplies, and protocol analyzers.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate hardware specs, support DFM with manufacturing, and drive thorough testing and validation to meet quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with schematics design and PCB CAD tools.
• Understanding of PCIe/CXL, DDR, USB, UFS, SERDES interfaces.
• Familiarity with signal and power integrity concepts.
• Experience working in a lab environment with test equipment.
• Hands-on with thermal chambers and protocol analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Review hardware functional specifications with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure design meets requirements and DFM constraints with manufacturing.
• Review test plans with Diagnostics & HW Test teams and close gaps.
• Perform thorough testing and validation of hardware for compliance.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures for defects.

Skills

High-speed interfaces

Signal & Power Integrity

Lab equipment handling

DFM awareness

Root cause analysis

Tools

Cadence Orcad

Altium Designer

Mentor Graphics PADS

Cadence Allegro

Job description

• Experience in any of the Schematics Design & PCB CAD tools like Cadence Orcad, Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics PADS & Cadence Allegro
• Working experience on high-speed interfaces like PCIe/CXL, DDR, USB, UFS, SERDES…Etc
• Clarity on Signal & Power Integrity concepts
• Experience working in lab environment and using different equipment like DSO, Power supplies, BERT & Traffic generators
• Experience working with Thermal Chamber & Protocol analyzers like PCIe, DDR, USB, UFS, SPI & I3C/I2C
• Familiarity with Scripting languages like Phython/ Perl
• Work with cross-functional teams to review the hardware functional specification document and ensure the design meets all the requirements.
• Work with manufacturing team to review the design and ensure the DFM requirements are met
• Work with Diagnostics & HW Test engineers to review the test plans and ensure there is no test coverage gap
• Thorough testing and validation of hardware products to ensure compliance with specifications, requirements and quality standards.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting of hardware defects in a timely manner and implement preventive measures for future occurrences

Key Responsibilities

• Experience in any of the Schematics Design & PCB CAD tools like Cadence Orcad, Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics PADS & Cadence Allegro
• Working experience on high-speed interfaces like PCIe/CXL, DDR, USB, UFS, SERDES…Etc
• Clarity on Signal & Power Integrity concepts
• Experience working in lab environment and using different equipment like DSO, Power supplies, BERT & Traffic generators
• Experience working with Thermal Chamber & Protocol analyzers like PCIe, DDR, USB, UFS, SPI & I3C/I2C
• Familiarity with Scripting languages like Phython/ Perl
• Work with cross-functional teams to review the hardware functional specification document and ensure the design meets all the requirements.
• Work with manufacturing team to review the design and ensure the DFM requirements are met
• Work with Diagnostics & HW Test engineers to review the test plans and ensure there is no test coverage gap
• Thorough testing and validation of hardware products to ensure compliance with specifications, requirements and quality standards.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting of hardware defects in a timely manner and implement preventive measures for future occurrences

Skill Requirements

• Experience in any of the Schematics Design & PCB CAD tools like Cadence Orcad, Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics PADS & Cadence Allegro
• Working experience on high-speed interfaces like PCIe/CXL, DDR, USB, UFS, SERDES…Etc
• Clarity on Signal & Power Integrity concepts
• Experience working in lab environment and using different equipment like DSO, Power supplies, BERT & Traffic generators
• Experience working with Thermal Chamber & Protocol analyzers like PCIe, DDR, USB, UFS, SPI & I3C/I2C
• Familiarity with Scripting languages like Phython/ Perl
• Work with cross-functional teams to review the hardware functional specification document and ensure the design meets all the requirements.
• Work with manufacturing team to review the design and ensure the DFM requirements are met
• Work with Diagnostics & HW Test engineers to review the test plans and ensure there is no test coverage gap
• Thorough testing and validation of hardware products to ensure compliance with specifications, requirements and quality standards.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting of hardware defects in a timely manner and implement preventive measures for future occurrences

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026totaled $14.8billion.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.