Hardware Design Engineer, Ethernet Switching

Arista Networks
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: []

Design and develop high-speed Ethernet switching hardware for enterprise campuses, hyperscale datacenters, and AI clusters. Own the end-to-end hardware design process: author functional specifications, select and qualify components, create schematics, collaborate on PCB layout, run signal integrity simulations, specify stackup/fabrication details, and support prototype bring-up and production debug with contract manufacturers. Train manufacturers for high-yield testing and drive system debug across software, hardware, and test teams.

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Arista Networks
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2 months ago

Hardware Design Engineer, Ethernet Switching

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Job Summary

Design and develop high-speed Ethernet switching hardware for enterprise campuses, hyperscale datacenters, and AI clusters. Own the end-to-end hardware design process: author functional specifications, select and qualify components, create schematics, collaborate on PCB layout, run signal integrity simulations, specify stackup/fabrication details, and support prototype bring-up and production debug with contract manufacturers. Train manufacturers for high-yield testing and drive system debug across software, hardware, and test teams.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Author functional specifications for high power and high density Ethernet switches used in AI networks.
  • •Select and qualify components, and create schematic capture (flat and hierarchical).
  • •Collaborate with eCAD teams on PCB layout and component footprints, and specify PCB stackup and fabrication details with PCB vendors.
  • •Run signal integrity simulations for power and datapath signals, and perform lab bring-up and prototype debugging.
  • •Drive system debug across software, hardware, and test teams, and train contract manufacturers for high-yield test and manufacturing.

Key Requirements

  • •BE or ME in EE or EC.
  • •4+ years of relevant experience in hardware engineering.
  • •Experience designing networking hardware, especially 100G/200G PAM4 Ethernet switching.
  • •Experience designing 20+ layer-count boards with 50G+ signals and advanced PCB manufacturing technologies (e.g., sequential lamination, HDI, ultra-low-loss materials).
  • •Familiarity with signal/power integrity concepts and tools (impedance, PDNs, differential routing, insertion loss, S-parameters, TDRs, VNA).
Experience:4+ yearsHardware engineeringNetworking hardwareHigh-speed EthernetPCB design
Education:
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Ethernet switching100G200GPAM4X86ARMECADSchematic capturePCB layoutSignal integrity simulationsPCB stackupSequential laminationHDIUltra-low-loss materialsMulti-phase DC/DCDDRPCIeImpedancePDNsDifferential routing

Company Brief

Arista Networks
Designs and sells high-performance cloud networking hardware and software for large-scale data centers and enterprise environments, including switches, routers, and network operating systems focused on programmability, telemetry, and low-latency networking.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 2004
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