System Engineer, Hardware

Arista Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Hardware System Engineer, where you will lead innovative hardware product development from concept to production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and key customers to drive projects that shape the future of networking technology. This role emphasizes strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to ensure timely delivery of outstanding products. If you are passionate about hardware engineering and eager to work in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in hardware engineering and leadership.
• Experience with rack-mounted data center or enterprise equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware product development from concept to volume production.
• Create statement of work documents for complex technical programs.

Skills

NPI hardware engineering

Project management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering

MS/MBA and PMP desirable

Job description

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Company Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

Company Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With

As a Hardware System Engineer at Arista, you will collaborate closely with customers, strategic partners, and experienced internal cross-disciplinary team leaders. You’ll be at the center of driving customer-focused programs forward, ensuring deliverables are met on time to support our customers' internal development and deployment goals.

What You’ll Do

In this critical role, you’ll lead hardware product development efforts from concept through release to volume production. Approximately 75% of your time will be focused on the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, while the remaining 25% will support Manufacturing. Your success in the role will rely on strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to keep projects aligned and moving forward.

• Creating statement of work (SoW) documents for complex technical programs
• Interface with key customers and strategic partners to develop program plans including negotiating schedules, milestone deliverables, prototype allocations, and feature set.
• Lead a cross-functional team from HW, SW, Central, and Diagnostic engineering, manufacturing, product management, ODM/JDM partners, and customer support to deliver outstanding products to the market.
• Prepare and present weekly program status updates to Director/Senior VP level audiences through the course of the program
• You will be responsible for tracking and reporting on the overall state of your programs, as well as identifying and solving any concerns prior to them causing impact.
• Create a master schedule that captures and inter-connects the key cross-functional deliverables as defined by the product development lifecycle and ensure the team delivers. Drive and lead development milestone checkpoints.
• Drive, coordinate, and monitor engineering programs including scheduling, planning, product and project cost analysis, early access, & first customer shipment.
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution ensuring issues are identified, owned and resolved. Ensure issues are escalated to the appropriate functional leaders.
  
  

Qualifications

• 10+ years of NPI hardware engineering and leadership experience
• Design engineering, New Product Introduction, and manufacturing experience with rack-mounted data center or enterprise equipment
• Experience working with multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, software, diagnostics, test, and manufacturing engineering team members
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Significant working knowledge of hardware development.
• Proven track record of managing hardware projects and delivering on time.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, define, document, implement new processes.
• Experience interfacing with product management, internal cross-functional engineering teams, and contract manufacturing (CM’s) partners
• Ability to listen and simplify complex topics for non-technical audiences, and prepare summaries for executives and stakeholders.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial engineering or equivalent experience. MS/MBA and PMP desirable.
  
  

Compensation Information

The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $122,000 to $173,000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location. The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. US-based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

Additional Information

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Computer Networking

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