Principal Hardware Engineer

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Principal Hardware Engineer designing IC testers for the DRAM and Flash memory market. Leading end-to-end hardware development with a focus on high-speed digital and complex systems.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $169,700 - $271,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own system and board level architecture for large-scale, multi-board hardware systems
Lead end-to-end hardware development, from concept through design, test, manufacture, and customer release
Lead complex high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based designs
Provide the hardware design team with strong technical leadership and mentorship
Ensure robust product quality through high-speed design practices and strong understanding of signal integrity and power integrity
Define and influence product architecture and technology roadmaps aligned to customer needs for memory testers deployed worldwide
Act as a technical escalation point to solve complex design and customer issues and perform root cause analysis for mission critical application.
Develop scalable, high-quality production hardware solutions through collaborative processes
Be a technical advisor to senior leaders/management, customers, and partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering, or relevant field
12+ years of experience in hardware, board design, and architecture with demonstrated ownership of complex systems from concept through production
Experience leading and designing all aspects of board level circuitry, including high speed digital, custom analog design, power distribution, and FPGA-based systems, with knowledge of mechanical and thermal considerations
Expert level knowledge of high-speed interconnects (DDR, PCIe, USB, SerDes) and PCB design techniques including signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) in multi-board systems
Ability to lead complex, cross-functional development efforts to deliver innovative hardware solutions
Experience leading technical innovation for development of future products and product roadmap definition
Strong communications skills and the ability to work with geographically dispersed multifunctional teams
Proven ability to mentor, guide, and influence engineering teams
Experience acting as an advisor to senior leadership, customers, partners and suppliers on complex technical issues and applications
Strong analytical skills and collaborative approach to problem solving

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance
paid vacation & holidays
tuition assistance programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

hardware developmentboard designarchitecturehigh-speed digital designanalog designpower distributionFPGA designASIC designsignal integritypower integrity

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcommunication skillscollaborative problem solvingcross-functional leadershipanalytical skills

Certifications

Bachelors in Electrical EngineeringMasters in Electrical Engineering