Principal Interconnect Development Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • San Jose, CA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 = SolidWorks, ProE or other equivalent tools. Education: BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Requirements

• 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
• 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 = SolidWorks, ProE or other equivalent tools.
• BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 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
• Design
• Design Thinking
• Empathy
• Follow-Through
• Group Problem Solving
• Growth Mindset
• Long Term Planning
• Managing Ambiguity

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level