Sr Principal VLSI Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 353,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Sr Principal VLSI Engineer in California for a hybrid role requiring about two days per week in an HPE office. You will architect and analyze VLSI components, lead verification efforts, and guide development across multiple teams.

Responsibilities include setting testing strategies, mentoring engineers, and driving innovation in design and process improvements to deliver robust silicon solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing testing tools, automation, and software packages.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• History of innovation with examples of developing new technologies and practices for test designs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language, with an excellent ability to communicate nuanced concepts and influence in written and oral communication with a broad vocabulary.
• Ability to effectively communicate testing architectures, plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate and influence options at business unit and executive levels.

Responsibilities

• Develops organization-wide architectures and methodologies for systems, equipment, and device testing across multiple platforms and organizations within the Global Business Unit.
• Contributes to strategy & technology roadmaps.
• Identifies and makes recommendations regarding new technologies, innovations, and outsourced testing partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value.
• Creates plans for integration and update into architecture.
• Reviews and evaluates product designs and project activities for compliance with technology and testing guidelines and standards.
• Provides tangible feedback based on results to improve product quality and mitigate risk of product failure.
• Leverages recognized domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of executive business leadership, outsourced development partners, and industry standards groups.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less‑experienced team members to set an example of test engineering design and development innovation and excellence.
• Acts as an internal authority on VLSI engineering sought out for consulting across organizations or Business Units.
• Conducts reviews of material specifications and hardware, and electrical component design.
• Evaluates and selects forms of empirical analysis, modelling, and testing methodologies to validate product designs and specifications.

Skills

Testing tools development

Automation

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Communication of architectures

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in EE/CS or equivalent

Job description

Sr Principal VLSI Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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 Family Definition:

Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies and evaluates VLSI components and hardware systems. Determines architecture and logic design, design verification through software developed for component and system simulation, and builds physical implementations through development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits. Analyzes designs to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results to enable prototype and production VLSI solutions. May direct support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions have substantial technical impact on a significant HPE product/project, or a strategic/architectural direction. Go‑to creator and innovator for critical business challenges and opportunities. Substantial, unique contributions provide long‑lasting, recurring benefits like time‑to‑market improvements, cost reductions, or satisfying future and current unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology areas. Provides technical leadership to the business for significant project/program work. Leads and connects others across functions to unite around a common goal. Actively mentors others and contributes to the HPE technical community.

Responsibilities:

• Develops organization‑wide architectures and methodologies for systems, equipment, and device testing across multiple platforms and organizations within the Global Business Unit, while also potentially working across different Business Units.
• Contributes to strategy & technology roadmaps.
• Identifies and makes recommendations regarding new technologies, innovations, and outsourced testing partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value.
• Creates plans for integration and update into architecture.
• Reviews and evaluates product designs and project activities for compliance with technology and testing guidelines and standards.
• Provides tangible feedback based on results to improve product quality and mitigate risk of product failure.
• Leverages recognized domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of executive business leadership, outsourced development partners, and industry standards groups.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less‑experienced team members to set an example of test engineering design and development innovation and excellence.
• Acts as an internal authority on VLSI engineering sought out for consulting across organizations or Business Units.
• Conducts reviews of material specifications and hardware, and electrical component design.
• Evaluates and selects forms of empirical analysis, modelling, and testing methodologies to validate product designs and specifications.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Typically 12+ years’ experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience designing and developing testing tools, automation, and software packages.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• History of innovation with examples of developing new technologies and practices for test designs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language, with an excellent ability to communicate nuanced concepts and influence in written and oral communication with a broad vocabulary.
• Ability to effectively communicate testing architectures, plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate and influence options at business unit and executive levels.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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.

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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 - 352,500 in California
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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