Sr. Network Hardware Engineer

Sr. Network Hardware EngineerAt Capgemini Engineering, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world's most innovative companies unleash their potential. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.Location: This is a role 100% onsite in San Jose, CA.About the Job: As a Senior Hardware Network Engineer, you will lead hardware architecture and design activities for next-generation routers, network switches, and high-speed networking platforms, including systems supporting 800G line cards. You will collaborate with software, PCB layout, mechanical, applications, and validation teams to solve complex design challenges and deliver reliable products.Your Role:You will develop hardware architectures for next-generation routers, network switches, and high-speed networking products. You will lead requirements analysis, high-level design, schematic capture, critical component selection, and hardware design analysis. You will select and integrate processors, systems-on-chip, DDR memory, GPUs, FPGAs, network switches, PCIe switches, clocking devices, and power-management components.You will define PCB stack-ups that meet product thickness, signal speed, power architecture, and trace impedance requirements. You will perform pre-layout and post-layout signal-integrity analysis, including clock-jitter, eye-diagram, crosstalk, DDR, and SERDES simulations. You will conduct power-integrity and thermal analyses, including voltage-drop, current-density, plane-noise, decoupling, component hot-spot, heat-sink, and thermal-interface-material evaluations.You will support board bring-up, electrical validation, stress testing, and board-level functional testing while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.Your Skills and Experience: You bring 7+ years of experience in network hardware engineering, including hardware architecture or product development for routers, network switches, telecommunications equipment, or comparable high-speed electronic systems. You hold a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.You have strong experience designing and analyzing high-speed digital interfaces, including DDR, SERDES, PCIe, clocking circuits, and advanced networking interfaces such as 800G. You have hands-on experience with PCB stack-up development and pre-layout and post-layout signal-integrity and power-integrity analysis. You understand the selection and integration of processors, systems-on-chip, FPGAs, GPUs, memory, network switches, clocking devices, and power-management components.You have experience with schematic development, thermal analysis, board bring-up, electrical validation, design verification, stress testing, and board-level functional testing. You demonstrate strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to resolve complex hardware issues and work effectively across engineering teams.The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $73,150 to $174,000. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law. The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include: Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada) Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada) Life and disability insurance Employee assistance programs Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibilityImportant Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini's discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.Disclaimers: Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.