Senior Hardware Engineer

GarrettCom’s recent acquisition by Belden is driving acceleration on our R&D investments and having a major impact on our growth opportunities. We are expanding our portfolio of hardened networking products and are seeking to add additional hardware engineering talent. GarrettCom is a leader in providing highly resilient and environmentally tough networking products, from switches and routers, to wireless data access, to cyber security and smart grid appliances.

Position Responsibilities:

• Take technical ownership of new product designs, subsystems or breakthrough product from specification through design, implementation, test and release.

• Research alternative hardware solutions, architectures, and high level designs, collaborate with other team members to determine optimal technical solutions.

• Demonstrate technical leadership in interacting with other hardware/software/test developers to create and execute plans as well as resolve technical problems.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science, MS preferred, 5+ years of hardware design experience with a record of taking products from conception through design, validation, shipment.

• Solid experience in designing networking hardware products - several of: Ethernet L2/L3 switching, routers, WAN, wireless technologies

• Solid hands-on technical experience and a strong knack for debugging and problem resolution. Self starting attitude, solid team player, good communication skills.

• Strong experience with Orcad Capture and driving high-speed layouts

"Ideal Candidate" Qualifications:

• Architecture First approach, with an emphasis on getting the design right up front. Uses solid HW design practices. Understands how to design for high reliability.

• Comfortable with full range of development activities from high level design, component selection, board design, DVT, compliance testing and mfg support.

• While this is a design engineer position, the ideal candidate will have project lead experience or can demonstrate strong leadership skills and project ownership.

• Comfortable working with teams across multiple geographies. Good communicator.

GarrettCom offers competitive salary, a competitive bonus plan, a great work environment and benefits including medical, dental, and vision, an employee funded 401k plan. We also offer company paid holidays, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, LTD and AD&D. This position is located at GarrettCom’s headquarters facility in Fremont California. To learn more about our company, please visit our website at: http://www.garrettcom.com.