Overview

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world.

Who You'll Work With

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including software, product management, marketing, and manufacturing to innovate new system architectures and develop high-speed PCBs requiring state-of-the-art signal integrity and power integrity design practices.

What You'll Do

The Hardware Design Engineering team develops high-speed networking and Ethernet products used in enterprise campuses, hyperscale datacenters, and AI clusters. You will be responsible for the end-to-end design and development of advanced hardware solutions.

• •Authoring functional specifications of high power and high density Ethernet switches used in AI networks
• •Selecting and qualifying components
• •Schematic capture and tool-based design verification
• •Working closely with eCAD teams on PCB layout and component footprints
• •Running signal integrity simulations on both power and datapath signals
• •Working closely with mechanical and thermal engineers on system general arrangement and physical realization
• •Specifying PCB stackup and fabrication details with various PCB vendors
• •Developing programmable logic devices for control and timing planes
• •Working closely with local and overseas Contract Manufacturers from proto through production
• •Lab bring up and debug of prototypes
• •Working closely with diagnostics software engineers on design validation and manufacturing test development
• •Driving complex system debug between software, hardware, and test teams
• •Training CM for high yield test and manufacturing
• •Guiding groups of engineers and mentoring younger engineers

Requirements

• •BSEE or MSEE
• •10+ years of relevant experience in hardware engineering
• •Experience designing networking hardware, particularly involving 100G and 200G PAM4 Ethernet switching
• •Embedded x86/ARM system design is highly desirable
• •Experience designing 20+ layer count boards featuring 50G+ signals, and advanced PCB manufacturing technologies such as sequential lamination, HDI, and ultra-low-loss materials
• •Experience working with multi-phase DC/DC converters for high current, high transient loads
• •Experience working with high speed interfaces such as DDR and PCIe
• •Writing specifications and drawing schematics for high complexity boards
• •Working closely with CAD designers on complicated layout and routing
• •Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity concepts and tools including impedance, PDNs, differential routing, insertion loss, S-parameters, TDRs, and VNAs
• •Experience with mass production Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• •FPGA design and system simulation using Verilog and/or VHDL
• •Experience working with Contract Manufacturers
• •Track record of successfully taking products from concept to production