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Senior Hardware Design Engineer

$210k - $260k

Piper Companies

Piper Companies is seeking a Hardware Systems Architect around San Jose, CA to join a cutting-edge organization developing advanced networking hardware purpose-built for AI data centers. The Hardware Systems Architect will need to sit onsite 5 days a week near the San Jose CA area . The Hardware Systems Architect role is ideal for a senior electrical engineering leader with deep expertise in high-speed, high-power board design who can guide complex hardware platforms used to bring up and validate next-generation custom ASICs.

Responsibilities of the Hardware Systems Architect:

  • Lead the architecture and design of complex test and validation boards supporting custom ASIC bring-up and evaluation.
  • Own the full board development lifecycle, from schematic capture through layout oversight, manufacturing, and initial bring-up.
  • Provide technical leadership on signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal design for extremely high-speed, high-power systems.
  • Collaborate closely with ASIC design teams to understand silicon internals, define test strategies, and validate functionality.
  • Partner with mechanical engineering and test teams during board bring-up, debug, and system-level validation.
Qualifications of the Hardware Systems Architect:
  • 10+ years of electrical engineering experience with deep expertise in high-speed, high-power PCB design.
  • Proven experience owning end-to-end board development, including manufacturing support and hands-on bring-up.
  • Strong background in signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and thermal considerations for dense, high-performance systems.
  • Hands-on experience with board testing and validation in collaboration with mechanical and cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Background in telecom or networking hardware, ideally Ethernet switching or ASIC-adjacent systems.
Compensation for the Hardware Systems Architect includes:
  • Salary range: $210,000-$260,000
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO
This job opens for applications on 06/26/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Hardware Systems Architect, Electrical Engineering, High-Speed PCB, ASIC Bring-Up, Networking Hardware, Ethernet Switching, AI Data Centers, Ethernet

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