Principal Interconnect Development Engineer

Principal Interconnect Development Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Individual contributor role responsible for high-speed interconnect solutions for next-generation network switches and routers, requiring dense, state-of-the-art frequency performance and quality. Includes both connectors and cables.

Roles

* Works as the key development engineer positioned between hardware design engineering and interconnect suppliers, managing and influencing interconnect technology roadmaps

* Works on interconnect technologies that are 'pre-NPI' or 'pre-product', to validate that future interconnect technologies are viable for system level designs that may be 2-5 years away from realization. Provides technical consultation support for interconnect component engineering, for NPI launch and interconnect activities.

* Responsible for development and execution of key interconnect technology validation plans, including the design and implementation of test vehicles to validate mechanical and signal integrity (SI) elements.

* Works with Interconnect suppliers and hardware engineering on key co-development projects, and design-related problem solving. Able to influence both internal and external stakeholders to drive design-related changes as needed. Able to impact suppliers, both technically as well as commercially.

* Provide persuasive understanding of trade-offs between mechanical design, SI, FMEA, failure analysis (electrical, physical, analytical, schematic), DOE and simulation versus reality/measurements

Qualifications

* Demonstrated industry expertise: industry consortium participation and leadership, patents, published technical papers, and conference presentations. Lead and influence stakeholders in the Interconnect industry.

* Cross-functional expertise with hardware engineering, mechanical engineering, PCB, electrical (ex: SI), thermal engineering, program management, commodity (commercial) management and mechanical (stamping, molding), as well as other interconnect-adjacent technologies

* Be current with industry trends and able to provide a compelling and attainable vision for five years out

* Sophisticated knowledge of variation statistics and process control as relates to sound design and manufacturability of new connectors, including measures for successful first-pass design-in into native and partner NPI environments

* Expert familiarity with industry standards for qualification and reliability

* Presentation skills, communication skills, influencing skills

Experience

* Deep industry experience (15 years), including 10 years of hands-on proficiency with high-speed, complex interconnect (≥56 GHz, ≥100 differential pairs) hardware…and successful field deployment.

* Experience must include both connectors AND high-speed cables, as well as interconnect materials and mechanical/electrical trade-offs

* 3D CAD modeling experience and geometric tolerance analysis abilities. Ex: tools = Solid Works, ProE or other equivalent tools.

Education:

BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Additional

Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls,…