Sr. HW Design Engineer

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Job Description

F5 is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Electrical Hardware Design Engineer to join our Hardware Development Team. This position will be responsible for the design, development, and documentation of complex electrical hardware for high-performance electronic systems. You will collaborate closely with other hardware engineers as well as mechanical and manufacturing teams to ensure optimal design for performance, manufacturability, test, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Uphold F5's Business Code of Ethics and promptly report violations of the Code or other company policies.
• Lead the design of electrical hardware systems, including power distribution, signal integrity, and high-speed interfaces.
• Develop and review electrical schematics for digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Define component selection, power budgets, and design constraints to meet system requirements.
• Ensure compliance with electrical design standards, EMI/EMC requirements, and thermal management considerations.
• Perform design reviews for manufacturability, assembly, and test (DFM, DFA, DFT).
• Generate and maintain all necessary documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test plans.
• Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners to resolve technical issues and ensure quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on best practices in electrical hardware design.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of design processes and standards.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Understand and comply with F5 internal processes and requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in electrical hardware design for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and hardware design tools (e.g., Cadence, Altium, Mentor Graphics).
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and thermal considerations.
• Experience with the following:
  • Intel x86 motherboard design
  • high-speed interfaces (DDR4/5, PCIe g5, Ethernet 100G/ 400G/ 800G)
  • electrical design for Altera and Xilinx FPGAs
  • CPU VR power supply design
  • system-level integration.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with regulatory compliance (UL, CE, FCC) and reliability testing.
• Proficient with Siemens (Mentor Graphics) Xpedition Enterprise

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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