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Hardware Engineering Manager

Arista Networks


Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 September 2026 (3 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 8 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who Youll Work With

We are looking for an experienced self-motivated and team-oriented Hardware Engineering Manager to drive the creation of industry-leading Cloud Networking Ethernet switches. Arista takes pride in designing and manufacturing the highest density and greatest bandwidth products in the market. As an Arista Hardware Engineering Manager you will lead multiple cross-functional teams in the design and verification of an industry-leading portfolio of Networking Ethernet switches.

The total estimated annual compensation range for this position inclusive of base salary bonus and equity is $500000 to $800000. This range is a good faith estimate only. Bonus and equity are discretionary subject to plan terms and are not guaranteed components of total compensation. Actual total annual compensation may vary based on employee performance company or equity performance company policy board approval or similar factors. Please see additional base salary information below.

What Youll Do

  • Provide technical guidance and directions to hardware engineers to resolve complex HW bring-up and cross functional problems
  • HW schematic entry Layout supervision board bring-up and cross functional system debug
  • Work with product management teams to translate high-level product direction into future system designs with detailed executable steps for cross-functional teams.
  • Drive Vendor roadmaps of key components (ASICs connectors PCB vendors etc.) to advance Aristas HW designs as well as align with internal product roadmaps
  • Communicate project status and changes to mitigate unexpected issues.
  • Participate in schematic and board design reviews
  • Assist in analyzing Signal Integrity and Power Integrity simulation and measurement results
  • Develop and communicate priorities across a portfolio of projects.
  • Drive the design of high-quality products with high first-pass yields at manufacturing.
  • Ensure the prototype manufacturing infrastructure and capacity meets product portfolio needs.
  • Act as the initial point of contact for customer escalations and supervise resolution 
  • Manage mentor and motivate a team of hardware engineers with a diverse range of experience levels: from new college grads to experienced veterans of the industry.
  • Identify define and implement new processes and tools that help improve productivity and efficiency within the HW team

Qualifications :

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering 
  • 10 years of relevant experience in networking hardware design
  • Proven experience leading hardware engineering teams across multiple simultaneous projects. Prior technical management experience is a must
  • Proficient with high layer count printed circuit boards and high-speed design with background experience or knowledge of key protocols such as: Ethernet SMBus SPI PCIe POE WiFi PTP MDIO
  • Expertise in Designing For Manufacturability (DFM) and collaborating with Contract Manufacturers (CM) Original Design Manufacturers (ODM) and Joint Design Manufacturers (JDM)
  • Demonstrated success in taking products from concept through to production.
  • Strong communication skills and experience in guiding direct reports working with other managers or other teams and interfacing with executive leadership
  • Ability to translate high-level product direction into actionable steps.
  • Effective project management skills including tracking execution and implementing corrective actions.
  • Experience with embedded x86/ARM system design gigabit signaling high-speed buses and regulatory compliance.
  • Skilled in technical documentation schematic design CAD collaboration and software engineering collaboration.
  • Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity concepts and tools such as: impedance PDNs differential routing insertion loss S-parameters TDRs VNAs
  • Background experience with scripting and general software development is a strong plus
  • This is an majority onsite role at our Santa Clara HQ with minimal opportunities for remote work.

This role offers the opportunity to work with a highly skilled team and contribute to cutting-edge technology in the networking hardware industry. If you are passionate about driving innovation and leading successful engineering teams we would love to hear from you.

Base Salary Information:

The new hire base pay for this role has a pay range of $180000 to $275000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors including skills qualifications relevant experience and work location. The salary range provided reflects base pay only. As described above this position may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and - based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical dental vision wellbeing tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

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Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer.  Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal state or law law.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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