Trend Micro is hiring: Senior Hardware Design Engineer in Austin

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Location: This position is on-site 5 days a week in our Austin, TX office.

Position Summary

Trend Micro is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to join the TippingPoint System HW Development Team whose responsibilities include the design and verification of next generation Network Security platforms. The successful candidate will work with a talented team that designs these leading edge, high performance network security protection appliances that reside in enterprise data centers and central offices to direct, inspect and filter malicious traffic.

Responsibilities

• Full EE Design ownership for assigned systems or subystems from concept to production (Schematic Design, PCB Stackup Design, Layout Guidance, Layout Simulations, HW Bring-Up, Characterization, Functional & Stress Testing, Release to Production)
• Debug / Troubleshoot complex design issues with systems in development as well as currently shipping systems, with an emphasis on root-cause-analysis.
• Attends functional and cross-functional team meetings.
• Provides regular detailed progress reports to management

Qualifications

• MSEE with 8+ years or BSEE with 10+ years of hardware development experience.
• Proven track record of successfully bringing designs from concept to production.
• Excellent understanding of transmission line theory.
• HW Design experience with high-speed serial interfaces such as PCIe Gen2~Gen4 and 100GbE KR4 and CAUI4.
• HW Design experience with high-speed parallel interfaces such as DDR4 & DDR5.
• Experience in Intel XEON-based x86 Server Design is a plus.
• Experienced with lab analysis/debug tools such as high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers.
• Experienced in CAD tools for schematic capture and layout (Cadence Design Systems experience is a plus).
• FPGA / CPLD design experience for glue/combinatorial logic is a plus.
• Experienced with layout simulations tools for high-speed interfaces and power integrity such as Ansys Electromagnetics Suite.
• Good understanding of Design-for-Manufacturing and Design-for-Test requirements and trade-offs.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

What We Offer You

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Incentive
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

This position does not offer sponsorship for work permit applications or renewals, either now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship, both currently and moving forward. The company will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this role (including, but not limited to, H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa).

At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Trend Micro does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care leave status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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