Network Hardware Engineer

What you'll do

• Manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) process for all network devices in the global network.
• Lead the selection, qualification, and validation of new network hardware systems in lab environments.
• Evaluate and qualify new production network operating system images and versions.
• Create and automate test plans to evaluate network hardware performance and improve testing efficiency.
• Reproduce bugs and troubleshoot network hardware issues to assist operations teams with TAC cases.
• Develop tools and automation scripts using Python or other languages to validate hardware capabilities.
• Document and share technical results, updates, and findings via internal wikis and presentations.

What we're looking for

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven ability to conduct thorough evaluation and experimentation including testing, measurement, and simulation of hardware performance.
• Extensive experience with networking hardware architecture, validation, performance benchmarking, debugging, and deployment.
• Deep knowledge of network engineering and protocols for data center switching, routing, and Internet routing.
• Track record of driving engineering projects from idea to experiment to implementation.
• Demonstrated success in working with OEM/ODMs and technology vendors.
• Professional-level proficiency in Python or similar programming and scripting languages.
• Familiarity with various coding agents and other AI tools and technologies.
• Ability to be authorized to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws.
• Adept at automating traffic generation equipment (Spirent/Ixia) and test cases (preferred).
• In-depth hardware knowledge of platforms such as ASICs, TCAMs, Packet-Pipelines, etc. (preferred).
• Experience with Optical Line Systems and troubleshooting transceiver issues (preferred).
• Familiarity with network operating systems like Junos, IOS-XR, EOS, SONiC, and ArcOS (preferred).
• Experience with white-box network switches and open source projects (preferred).
• Proficiency in using observability and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana (preferred).
• Hands-on experience configuring and validating RoCEv2 fabrics including PFC and ECN (preferred).