Hardware Validation Engineer II

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Position SummaryDP1.1
The Hardware Development family group at F5 is responsible for a hardware-based product from market definition through the design production and release stages of a products life cycle. The area is responsible for materials reliability and production of electronic parts components or integrated circuitry mechanical systems and/or equipment.
F5s hardware development engineers are at the forefront of researching designing and developing new technologies and hardware from market definition through the design production and release stages of a products life cycle. Assesses the technical feasibility of new product features and concepts. Responsible for materials reliability and production of electronic parts components or integrated circuitry mechanical systems and/or equipment.
This position supports the validation of next-generation BIG-IP appliances integrating Intel Xeon CPUs AMD Versal FPGAs Marvell Ethernet switches and 400Gb optical interfaces. The engineer will execute validation plans perform SI/PI analysis and collaborate across design layout and compliance teams to ensure electrical robustness and performance.
Primary Responsibilities
Apply hardware engineering concepts in designing developing implementing and testing minor components of sophisticated electronic products.
Collaborate with senior hardware engineers and managers to develop electronic parts components coordinated circuitry mechanical systems equipment and packaging optical systems and/or CPU systems.
Collaborate on schematic/layout reviews and compliance testing
Test debug and verify various electronic systems and products and assist with test reports.
Validate high-speed interfaces: PCIe Gen5/Gen6 DDR5 400Gb Ethernet
Perform SI/PI analysis and power margin testing
Support board bring-up and debug of prototype platforms
Automate test setups using Python LabVIEW etc.
Collaborate on schematic/layout reviews and compliance testing
Participate in evaluating the reliability of materials properties and techniques used in production.
Prepare and deliver findings and insights for colleagues and immediate managers project leaders and others in the team/group. Typically interacts with vendors product development architecture manufacturing and other engineering teams to understand and inform solutions to customer product and business problems.

Qualifications
BSEE or equivalent
23 years in electrical validation or hardware testing
Experience with lab equipment: oscilloscope VNA BERT etc.
Familiarity with high-speed protocols and FPGA workflows
Scripting skills (Python MATLAB LabVIEW)
Intel Xeon platform experience
Ethernet switching and optical transceiver validation
SI/PI simulation tools (HyperLynx Sigrity)
Regulatory compliance knowledge (IEEE PCI-SIG JEDEC)

Attributes
Collaborate on assignments and problems of minimally complex scope using judgment to select a course of action within described guidelines under moderate supervision.
Receive minimal instruction on day-to-day work and general instructions on new assignments. Begins to exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Work is completed with manager input as needed and reviewed based on general procedures and milestones.
Impact own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related such as the Product Team Engineers Manufacturing and Development.
Gain knowledge of business standards processes and concepts.
Solid understanding of basic hardware design concepts. Know electronic test methodologies and equipment and knowledge of practices regarding specifying testing and qualifying electrical components.
Strong ability to communicate basic concepts and exchange ideas with vendors customers management and other team members clearly and concisely.

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 duties and requirements are subject to change.

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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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