Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Who is cPacket?

cPacket is a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for high-speed, distributed networks. Their solutions ensure line-speed network monitoring and effective packet delivery to network and security tools. With industry-leading packet capture capabilities, cPacket helps reduce organizational threats and ensure uptime for zero downtime enterprises.

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The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join our team. This is a full-time position where you will play a critical role in the design and development of next-generation data network equipment. You will be responsible for the entire hardware lifecycle, from initial concept to final product integration and testing.

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Key Responsibilities

• Hardware Architecture and System Specification: Define and develop hardware architectures and system-level specifications for high-speed data network products.
• Board and System-Level Design: Lead the design and development of complex high-speed circuit boards, including component selection, schematic capture, and layout supervision.
• Hardware Integration and Test: Oversee the integration of hardware components and conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure functionality and performance.
• PCB Design and Debugging: Apply expertise in complexhigh-speed PCB layout methodologies and debugging techniques to resolve issues and optimize performance.
• High-Speed Circuit Design: Design and analyze circuits supporting data rates up to 800Gbps

Qualifications

• Education: BS in Electronic/Electrical Engineering /MS preferred
• Experience: 5+ years of direct related experience.
• Circuit Design: Extensive experience in analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design, schematic capture.
• PCB Design: Proficient in specifying complex PCB board level design. This includes specifying high speed printed circuit board layout guidelines and component placement, overseeing complex high-speed PCB layout, signal integrity analysis, and hands-on board bring-up and debug.
• Validation and Testing: Experienced in developing and executing detailed validation plans to test hardware components and systems. This includes experience with lab instruments like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network traffic generators.
• Embedded Systems: Strong knowledge of embedded hardware systems and circuits, including microcontrollers, microprocessors, and memory technologies.
• Firmware and Software Integration: Understanding how hardware components interact with firmware and software, and the ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers.
• Problem-Solving: The ability to perform complex troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and provide effective solutions for hardware and system-level issues.
• Skills: Ability to lead hardware integration, testing, and debug efforts. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Nice to Have: Familiarity with scripting languages like Python, JavaScript, etc.  Working knowledge with FPGA/Verilog RTL