Hardware Engineer

• Own the end-to-end hardware design of the switching subsystem from high-speed Ethernet switch and PHY integration to power architecture, embedded management controllers, and high-speed PCB layout.
• Architect BMC subsystems using MPSoC, ARM, or RISC-V microprocessors to monitor line card health, thermal sensors, and voltage rails.
• Design and integrate low-level communication buses (I2C, SPI, PMBus, SMBus, RS-485, CAN) for hardware telemetry and sequencing control.
• Develop hardware watchdog circuits and redundant boot sequences for fault recovery.
• Enable in-flight firmware reprogrammability via ground link, including secure update and rollback mechanisms.
• Architect high-reliability power distribution with autonomous sequencing, redundant paths (e.g., ORing controllers), and fault isolation to eliminate single points of failure.
• Specify and integrate radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant components rated for SEE and TID in the target orbital environment.
• Design power stages for thermal-vacuum operation, emphasizing high-efficiency topologies and conduction/radiation thermal transfer.
• Architect low-noise power trees using high-PSRR LDOs and multi-stage LC filtering to protect sensitive analog and high-speed digital lanes.
• Lead SPICE-based transient analysis and hardware validation of load step responses, switching transients, and voltage ripple to millivolt-level tolerances.
• Develop EMI/EMC mitigation strategies — grounding architecture, decoupling optimization, power/signal plane isolation — to prevent crosstalk between power distribution and high-speed data paths.
• Lead multi-layer PCB design for switch line cards: stackup definition, impedance-controlled routing, thermal management, and DFM.
• Manage CCA BOM procurement, vendor coordination, and assembly oversight.
• Integrate BSPs, SDKs, and device drivers for Ethernet switching and network processor components in collaboration with firmware and software teams.
• Architect and bring up high-performance Ethernet switching systems, including NPU/switch ASIC integration, PHY and SerDes tuning, VLAN configuration, and MAC-level validation across high-density line cards.
• Resolve complex hardware-software interface issues across L1 and L2, including physical layer bring-up, transceiver integration, and MAC-level debugging.
• Lead factory acceptance testing, physical layer validation (optical transceivers, high-density copper), and commissioning of switch hardware.

Principal Hardware Engineer – TeraWave Network Switch Platform

• Specialise in improving product development and manufacturing processes
• Work closely with clients to analyse product development lifecycles
• Identify bottlenecks and develop strategies to enhance speed to market, reduce costs, and improve quality
• Provide guidance on implementing lean manufacturing principles and optimising supply chain integration
• Leverage digital technologies to enhance performance
• Build meaningful client connections and learn to manage and inspire others
• Anticipate the needs of teams and clients, and deliver quality
• Embrace ambiguity by asking questions and using those moments as opportunities to grow.

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Principal Hardware Engineer – TeraWave Network Switch Platform

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