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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Hardware Board Design Engineer

Salary

Annual Salary USD 140,500 - 285,000

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Description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Hardware Board Design Engineer to work on developing cutting-edge, high-end routing platforms. As a Hardware Board Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, analyzing, developing, modifying, and evaluating electrical/electronic parts, components, sub-systems, algorithms, or integrated circuitry for electrical/electronic equipment and other hardware systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Participate in product feasibility and definition
  • Own hardware design and hardware test, including specifications, schematics, BOMs, prototype lab bring-up and maintenance, hardware test plans and reports
  • Collaborate with hardware engineering teams, including signal integrity, power, thermal, PCB design, mechanical, DFM/DFT, and lab technicians
  • Review and approve test reports and support EDVT, MDVT, NEBS, HALT, Safety, and EMC teams
  • Participate in defining diagnostics tests for manufacturing and development
  • Train and support manufacturing, customer support, and sustaining teams
  • Collaborate with software, test, and diagnostics engineering
  • Work with program managers and engineering leads to provide project status
  • Work with component engineering and commodity managers on external component selection and qualification
  • Interface with external component suppliers on implementation and debug

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • 8+ years of experience with board design
  • Solid proficiency in electrical circuit and schematic design
  • Strong experience designing boards with embedded Intel CPU or AMD CPU
  • Strong experience with high-speed memory interfaces such as DDR5
  • Strong experience with design and debug of boards with interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, clocks
  • Knowledge of how BIOS and UEFI play a role with CPU board design, bringup, and testing
  • Knowledge of systems design considerations from several angles: software, firmware, PCB layout, signal integrity, mechanical, thermal, power, EMI compliance, manufacturability, testability, MTBF, and COGS
  • Awareness of PCB stackup techniques for multiple-layer, high-speed printed circuit boards
  • Hands-on experience and skilled debugging proficiency using lab measurement equipment (high-speed oscilloscope)
  • Excellent communication skills in a cross-functional team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Capable Python programming and scripting skills
  • Familiarity with FPGA operation, debug, and reading Verilog code
  • Knowledge of security considerations for a CPU subsystem
  • Hands-on experience with PCIe protocol analyzer and I2C debugging test equipment
  • Experience using Cadence Allegro PCB Designer layout tool and Cadence System Capture schematic capture tool
  • Experience in a Unix/Linux environment

Skills

Required

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Board Design
  • Electrical Circuit Design
  • Schematic Design
  • High-Speed Memory Interfaces
  • PCIe
  • Ethernet
  • I2C
  • SPI
  • Clocks
  • BIOS
  • UEFI
  • PCB Layout
  • Signal Integrity
  • Mechanical
  • Thermal
  • Power
  • EMI Compliance
  • Manufacturability
  • Testability
  • MTBF
  • COGS

Nice to have

  • Python Programming
  • FPGA Operation
  • Verilog Code
  • Security Considerations
  • PCIe Protocol Analyzer
  • I2C Debugging Test Equipment
  • Cadence Allegro PCB Designer
  • Cadence System Capture
  • Unix/Linux Environment
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