Principal Hardware Engineer

Gigamon

. Define system and board-level architectures and high-level concepts for new networking products .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California • United StatesLead💰 $208,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in system and hardware architecture, schematic capture, and PCB design for networking products. Proficient in applying electrical fundamentals and signal integrity principles to high-speed digital hardware development and validation.

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System And Hardware ArchitectureSchematic CapturePCB DesignSignal Integrity PrinciplesEthernet Standards Compliance

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Hard Skills

Digital And Analog Circuit DesignHigh-Speed Interface DesignPower Regulation Circuit DesignFailure AnalysisRoot-Cause InvestigationHardware Validation PlansComponent SelectionDesign SimulationDebugging High-Speed HardwareLifecycle Product Development

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoring EngineersCollaboration Across Teams

Tools & Technologies

OrCADOscilloscopesLogic AnalyzersProtocol AnalyzersNetwork Test Equipment

Industry Keywords

Networking ProductsCommunications HardwareHigh-Performance Computing SystemsOptical CommunicationsIEEE 802.3 Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define system and board-level architectures and high-level concepts for new networking products
Design and develop digital and analog board-level circuits, including high-speed interfaces, clocking, power distribution, and system interconnects
Apply electrical and signal integrity fundamentals to guide design decisions and resolve high-speed system-level challenges
Establish and maintain signal integrity rules, design constraints, and compliance requirements
Specify transceiver SKUs and collaborate with transceiver vendors using optical communications knowledge
Lead conceptual design, component selection, design simulation, schematic capture, and PCB design-rule development
Design high-speed buses and perform signal integrity analysis
Design low-noise, high-efficiency on-board power regulation circuits
Apply Ethernet standards, including IEEE 802.3, to networking product development
Support PCB layout, board- and system-level bring-up, debugging, verification, and validation
Develop and execute hardware validation plans covering functional, performance, interoperability, environmental, and reliability requirements
Use laboratory and network diagnostic equipment to investigate and resolve hardware issues
Develop, modify, and support products throughout their lifecycle
Manage prototype builds and support design transfer, production introduction, and manufacturing readiness
Support environmental testing, qualification, and release to production
Investigate development, production, and field failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions
Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, systems, validation, manufacturing, supply-chain, vendors, contract manufacturers, and customers
Drive design reviews, technical tradeoff analyses, documentation, test plans, test procedures, and engineering change processes
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across hardware development projects

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field
10–15 years of experience designing networking products, communications hardware, server platforms, high-performance computing systems, or equivalent hardware
Expertise in system and hardware architecture, schematic capture, component selection, PCB design, and system-level design
Solid understanding of electrical fundamentals and signal integrity principles for high-speed digital hardware
Experience designing and debugging digital and analog hardware with high-speed buses, processors, memory, networking devices, transceivers, and related subsystems
Experience applying Ethernet standards, including IEEE 802.3, to networking product development
Experience designing or supporting low-noise, high-efficiency on-board power regulation circuits
Experience applying optical communications concepts when evaluating or specifying optical transceivers
Experience leading board bring-up, hardware debugging, verification, validation, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations
Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, network test equipment, and other diagnostic instruments
Experience delivering products through the complete development lifecycle, from architecture through production release
Experience managing prototype builds and collaborating with contract manufacturers and external vendors
Experience writing product specifications, test plans, test procedures, design documentation, and technical reports
Experience with OrCAD schematic capture tools
Experience with related PCB design and analysis tools preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and other insurances such as life and disability
Retirement plan with company matching contributions or similar savings accounts
Paid time off, including holidays, vacation, and sick leave
Tuition reimbursement
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Business travel accident insurance
Employee discounts
Employee referral program
Eligibility to participate in the Profit Interest Units plan
Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities