System Engineering Lead - Wired Networking Hardware, eero

System Engineering Lead - Wired Networking Hardware, eero

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As System Engineering Lead, you will drive the technical direction for our next-generation wired networking hardware. You will work with our Product team to align business requirements and industrial design with cost, manufacturability, and technical feasibility constraints. You'll collaborate with electrical engineers owning different hardware sub-systems (networking ASICs, Ethernet PHYs, PoE controllers, power, and SFP module interfaces) and ensure their successful integration into the overall system.

Working closely with mechanical engineers, you'll optimize component placement, thermal management, and reliability requirements for rack-mount and desktop form factors. You'll also partner with our software teams to ensure hardware capabilities are fully accessible to customers through simple setup and management interfaces.

• Define hardware system architecture and technical requirements for multi-gigabit Ethernet switches, high-port-count PoE PSEs, and wired router/gateway products across rack-mount and desktop form factors
• Drive hardware platform decisions, including selection and integration of networking ASICs, Ethernet PHYs, SFP module interfaces, PoE solutions, power architecture, and thermal management strategy
• Develop and maintain technical documentation across the wired networking product line, including hardware architecture documents, system functional specifications, and performance requirement specifications
• Lead technical design reviews, participate in board bring-up and signal integrity optimization for new designs, and drive resolution of complex system-level issues
• Define design and test strategies to achieve system-level validation requirements, functional certifications (Ethernet, PoE, etc.) and regulatory compliance (EMI/EMC, safety)
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple wired networking programs
• Support manufacturing teams during NPI and the transition to mass production

About the team At eero, we're on a mission to make technology in homes just work. While we began by revolutionizing home wifi, we aim to create comprehensive networking solutions that serve both wireless and wired connectivity needs. Our cross-functional team spanning hardware, software, and manufacturing, develops advanced Ethernet switching and gateway products to complement our award-winning mesh wifi systems. As an Amazon company, we combine the best of start-up culture with the resources and stability of one of the world's leading technology companies.

Our team builds products that customers love - from mesh routers to high-performance wired networking devices - and we’re looking for talented people to join us in shaping the future of the connected home.

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• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 8+ years of experience in system-level hardware design for wired networking products (managed Ethernet switches, routers, linecards, or gateway/firewall appliances)
• 5+ years of experience as a hardware technical lead, driving hardware designs from architecture definition through bring-up, debug, and production readiness
• Direct experience with networking ASIC or packet processor integration (Broadcom, Marvell, or equivalent)
• Experience with high-speed serial interface design and Ser Des tuning, including PCB signal integrity review and stack-up optimization for multi-gigabit designs
• Understanding of PoE system design (802.3af/at/bt) and power delivery architectures for platforms with 24 or more Ethernet ports
• Strong written and verbal communication skills,…