Senior HW Design Engineer

F5 Inc

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Spokane Valley, WASan Jose, CA
Salary
$160,800–$241,200 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
53 days ago
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About F5 Inc

F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking, application availability and performance, and network security, access, and authorization.

F5 Inc currently has 44 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $179,500–$269,300 across 31 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior HW Design Engineer

The Sr HW Design Engineer joins the Hardware Development Team to lead the design of advanced hardware solutions for high-performance electronic systems. This role involves driving complex electrical subsystems from concept through production, including architecture definition, functional specifications, and requirements development. You will oversee engineers, mentor staff, and research emerging technologies to enhance products. Key responsibilities include designing for manufacturability, testability, and reliability while interfacing with suppliers for validation. Required skills include a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and expertise in high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems. You must be proficient with Cadence, Altium, or Mentor Graphics, and Verilog HDL for CPLD design. Technical focus areas include Intel x86 motherboard design, DDR4/5, PCIe g5, 100G/400G/800G Ethernet, Altera and Xilinx FPGAs, and CPU VR power supply design.

What you'll do

  • Lead system-level hardware design for new products including architecture definition and functional specifications.
  • Drive design for manufacturability, testability, and reliability across all phases of development.
  • Research and evaluate emerging technologies to enhance existing products and guide new product directions.
  • Oversee and mentor engineers by providing technical guidance and reviewing work for quality.
  • Author and implement designs for programmable logic devices using Verilog HDL.
  • Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners for validation and issue resolution.
  • Develop and maintain schedules for deliverables to ensure timely documentation and testing.
  • Support sustaining engineering for legacy products and assist in manufacturing training for new designs.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems.
  • Proficiency with schematic capture and hardware design tools such as Cadence, Altium, or Mentor Graphics.
  • Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and thermal considerations.
  • Proficiency with Verilog HDL programming for CPLD design.
  • Expertise in Intel x86 motherboard design, high-speed interfaces (DDR4/5, PCIe g5, Ethernet 100G/400G/800G), and FPGA electrical design.
  • Expertise in CPU VR power supply design and system-level integration.
  • Experience with regulatory compliance (UL, CE, FCC) and reliability testing (preferred).

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