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Senior Principal Engineer, Hardware Application Engineering - Board & System Design

$200k - $266.4k
Full-time

Bright Vision Technologies

Bright Vision Technologies is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a skilled  Senior Principal Engineer, Hardware Application Engineering – Board & System Design to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Senior Principal Engineer, Hardware Application Engineering – Board & System Design
Location: Santa Clara, CA
100% Onsite
Salary: $200,000 – $266,400 annually

Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to lead board and system hardware design for next-generation Ethernet switch, networking, and AI infrastructure platforms. In this customer-facing technical leadership role, you will work closely with customers and internal engineering teams to support hardware design from architecture through production, ensuring high-performance, reliable, and manufacturable solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Serve as the technical advisor for customers designing systems using Marvell Ethernet Switch and UALink solutions.
  • Review board architecture, schematics, PCB stack-ups, layouts, and system designs.
  • Develop and support hardware reference designs.
  • Provide guidance on PCB design, power delivery, thermal management, mechanical integration, and high-speed system design.
  • Support board bring-up, debugging, root cause analysis, and production readiness.
  • Collaborate with silicon, hardware, software, packaging, SI/PI, and operations teams.
  • Drive design for reliability, manufacturability, and testability (DFM/DFT).
  • Deliver technical training and mentor engineers.
  • Support customer engagements and technical reviews.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 15+ years of experience in hardware design and validation of high-speed networking or compute systems.
  • 7+ years of board and system design experience with modern SerDes technologies (25G NRZ through 112G/224G PAM4).
  • Hands-on experience with board architecture, schematics, PCB layout guidance, bring-up, and validation.
  • Expertise in PCB stack-up design, high-speed materials, power delivery (PDN), SI/PI, thermal design, and mechanical integration.
  • Experience with Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, high-speed SerDes, and hardware debugging.
  • Strong understanding of DFM, DFT, and product lifecycle management.
  • Customer-facing experience and excellent communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Ethernet switch platforms or AI networking solutions.
  • Background in reference platform design and customer enablement.
  • Experience supporting hyperscale data center platforms.
  • Familiarity with ODM/CM manufacturing and reliability testing.
  • Experience with Cadence Allegro/Sigrity or Mentor Xpedition/HyperLynx.
  • Knowledge of advanced cooling technologies (liquid/immersion).
Additional Information
  • Relocation Assistance: Yes
  • Visa Sponsorship: Yes
Would you like to know more about this opportunity? For immediate consideration, please send your resume to  View email address on brightvisiontechnologies.applytojob.com or contact us at Show phone number

Bright Vision Technologies, we are committed to equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Position offered by “No Fee agency.”

 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

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