Arista Networks

Senior Hardware Design Engineer, Ethernet Switching

Arista Networks$300K — $500K+*
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSEE or MSEE degree required
  • Minimum of 10 years in hardware engineering
  • Proven experience with 100G and 200G PAM4 Ethernet switching
  • Desirable experience in embedded x86/ARM system design
  • Expertise in designing 20+ layer boards with high-speed signals
  • Knowledge of multi-phase DC/DC designs for high current applications
  • Ability to write specifications and create schematics for complex boards

Responsibilities

  • Author functional specifications for high power Ethernet switches
  • Select and qualify components for hardware design
  • Perform schematic capture, both flat and hierarchical
  • Collaborate with eCAD teams on PCB layout and footprints
  • Run or oversee signal integrity simulations for power and data signals
  • Specify PCB stackup and fabrication details with vendors
  • Coordinate with local and overseas manufacturers for production
  • Debug prototypes and drive complex system troubleshooting
  • Train contract manufacturers for high yield testing
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Wellbeing programs and support
  • Tax savings and income protection plans
  • Discretionary annual bonuses
  • Equity opportunities depending on performance
Full Job Description
Job Description

Who You'll Work With

Working closely with cross-functional teams including software, product management, and manufacturing, our engineers innovate on system architectures, high-speed PCB designs, and signal integrity to deliver state-of-the-art products that drive network performance and reliability.

The total estimated annual compensation range for this position, inclusive of base salary, bonus, and equity, is $300,000 to $655,000. This range is a good faith estimate only. Bonus and equity are discretionary, subject to plan terms, and are not guaranteed components of total compensation. Actual total annual compensation may vary based on employee performance, company or equity performance, company policy, board approval, or similar factors. Please see additional base salary information below.

What You'll Do

Our Hardware Design Engineering team is at the forefront of developing high-speed networking and Ethernet products used in Enterprise campuses, hyperscale datacenters and bleeding edge AI clusters. The team is responsible for the end-to-end design and development of advanced hardware solutions that meet the demands of modern networking environments.

Candidates for this position would be responsible for the entire hardware design process:
  • Authoring Functional Specifications of high power and high density Ethernet switches used in AI networks
  • Selecting and Qualifying Components
  • Schematic Capture (both flat and hierarchical)
  • Working closely with eCAD teams on PCB layout and component footprints
  • Working with internal teams to run (or run your own) signal integrity simulations on both power and datapath signals
  • Specifying PCB stackup and fabrication details with various PCB vendors
  • Working closely with local and overseas Contract Manufacturers (CM), from proto through production
  • Lab bring up and debug of prototypes
  • Driving complex system debug between software, hardware, and test teams
  • Training CM for high yield test and manufacturing
  • Guiding groups of engineers and mentoring younger engineers


Qualifications
  • BSEE or MSEE
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in hardware engineering
  • Experience designing Networking Hardware, particularly involving 100G and 200G PAM4 Ethernet switching
  • Embedded x86/ARM system design is highly desirable
  • Experience designing 20+ layer count boards featuring 50G+ signals, and advanced PCB manufacturing technologies such as sequential lamination, HDI, and ultra-low-loss materials
  • Experience working with multi-phase DC/DC's for high current, high transient loads
  • Experience working with High speed interfaces, such as DDR, PCIe
  • Writing specifications and drawing schematics for high complexity boards
  • Working closely with CAD designers on complicated layout and routing
  • Working closely with Software and test engineers to bring-up and debug systems
  • Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity concepts and tools, such as: impedance, PDN's, differential routing, insertion loss, S-parameters, TDR's, VNA's
  • Experience with mass production Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  • FPGA design and system simulation using Verilog
  • Working with Contract Manufacturers
  • Successfully taking products from concept to production

Base Salary Information:

The new hire base pay for this role has a pay range of $180,000 to $275,000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location. The salary range provided reflects base pay only. As described above, this position may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. US- based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

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Additional Information

About Arista Networks

Arista Networks is a computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments. Arista Networks was founded in 2004 by former Cisco Systems engineers and is led by CEO Jayshree Ullal. The company went public in 2014 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANET.
Learn more about Arista Networks
Size
2,993 employees
Market Cap
$36.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$634.5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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