Senior Hardware Engineer (Board/System Design)

About Us

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have.

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

About the Role

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 interdisciplinary, including mechanical engineering, signal integrity, PCB layout, and compliance. You will collaborate cross-functionally with product management, software, operations, and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Drive tasks proactively, independently, and escalate and communicate issues and needs clearly to the cross-functional team.
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic development environment.
• Own the full product life-cycle from concept to production release.
• Define, design, bring-up, and debug new PCB designs.
• Use schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Work with lab equipment for hands-on prototyping, design, and power analysis.
• Support engineering builds and production at the factory when needed.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering (EE) or Computer Engineering (CE); MSEE desired.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in hardware development.
• Multiple successful product design cycles from architecture to production.
• Hands-on experience in the design, bring-up, and debug of PCBs for hardware products launched to customers.
• Experience managing simultaneous projects from start to finish.
• Experience prototyping, reworking, troubleshooting board and 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.

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, and interpersonal skills.

Pay

The starting base salary for this position is expected to be in the range of $143,100.00 - $231,475.00 per year. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

Benefits

A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

This role is eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.