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# Senior Hardware Engineer (Board/System Design)

- **Company:** Palo Alto Networks
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $143,100.0 - $231,475.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Google Docs, Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, CPU Design, Microsoft Office, Productivity Software, Rapid Prototyping Process, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Power Analysis (Cryptography), Palo Alto Networks, Pcb Layout, Power over Ethernet
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/B2CAAC1DCE11422ABC34DC3E2936A4EF/job/

## About the Role

* Excellent ability to drive tasks proactively, independently and escalate and communicate issues and needs clearly to the cross-functional team
 * Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic development environment
 * Demonstrated success at full product life-cycle ownership from concept to production release
 * Define, design, bring-up, and debug new PCB designs
 * Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
 * Experience working with lab equipment for hands-on prototyping, design, and power analysis
 * Support at the factory when needed for engineering builds and production

Desired Skills

 * Networking product design
 * Design for low-cost
 * OT, Ruggedized, IP-rated product design
 * Embedded CPU design, especially x86
 * Design for integrated radio
 * Power over Ethernet PSE design
 * Strong leadership/communication/interpersonal skills, Your Experience
 * BS EE or CE; MSEE desired
 * Minimum of 8 years experience in hardware development
 * Multiple successful product design cycles from architecture to production required
 * Hands-on experience in the design, bring up and debug of PCBAs for hardware products launched to customers
 * Experience managing simultaneous projects from start to finish
 * Experience prototyping, reworking, troubleshooting board & component level issues to resolution
 * Experience using schematic capture and PCB layout tools
 * Experience using productivity apps such as Microsoft Office and Google Docs
 * Experience working with factories and internal teams to support builds for production

## Description

As a key contributor in the Platform Hardware development team, you will be responsible for the complete design cycle of Palo Alto Networks hardware including: specification; component selection; schematic entry; layout oversight; prototype bring-up, debug, and validation testing. The Hardware Engineering team is an interdisciplinary team including: mechanical engineering, signal integrity, PCB layout, and compliance. You will also collaborate cross-functionally with product management, software, operations and quality assurance.


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