Hardware Failure Analysis Engineer

Posted 14 Days Ago
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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
145K-180K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Software • Analytics
The Role
Perform hardware failure analysis and quality management for production networking equipment. The role investigates failed customer and production units, debugs systems with hardware and software teams, tracks and closes RMA cases, coordinates with suppliers, documents failure analysis findings, and develops corrective actions. It also monitors quality metrics and collaborates cross-functionally with manufacturing, customer support, engineering, and external contract manufacturers to resolve product quality issues.
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Company Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With
Working closely with cross-functional teams including software, hardware, manufacturing, customer support, and external suppliers.

What you'll do

  • Manage and track quality of production units.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams including customer support, hardware, software, manufacturing, and suppliers to identify and resolve quality issues and risks.
  • Interface with customer support team to debug and gather information on failed units at customer sites.
  • Work with hardware and software team to perform failure analysis on failed units. Route failed units to external suppliers if necessary.
  • Track and close RMA cases.
  • Provide failure analysis report.
  • Enhance or develop corrective actions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field. MS is a plus.
  • Minimum of 10+ year experience in failure analysis and quality.
  • Demonstrate ability to debug, test systems, and track hardware failure processing for resolution. 
  • Experience in PCBA manufacturing, electro-mechanical assembly, and associated processes.
  • Foundational knowledge in quality and reliability performance metrics.
  • Experience in Quality Engineering in high-tech manufacturing (preferably networking equipment) and working with contract manufacturing partners.  
  • Experience collaborating with teams and cross functional with engineering groups. 
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to details.

Compensation Information

The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $145,000 to $180,000. 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 pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. US-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

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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
  • Master's degree
  • 10+ years of experience in failure analysis and quality
  • Ability to debug and test systems
  • Experience tracking hardware failure processing through resolution
  • Experience with PCBA manufacturing, electro-mechanical assembly, and associated processes
  • Foundational knowledge of quality and reliability performance metrics
  • Experience in quality engineering within high-tech manufacturing
  • Experience working with contract manufacturing partners
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering teams
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Arista Networks Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arista Networks and has not been reviewed or approved by Arista Networks.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is positioned as generous, including unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and flexible hours with hybrid options. Parental leave is also included, supporting time off needs beyond standard vacation.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is a notable component of rewards through RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan with a discount. This structure can materially increase total compensation when stock performance is favorable.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Everyday perks and wellness supports are broad, including on-site gym/showers, secured bike storage, stocked break rooms, discounted lunches, wellness webinars, and social events. Family-planning benefits add to lifestyle and wellbeing coverage.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
2,867 Employees
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver software driven cloud networking solutions for large datacenter storage and computing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10 to 400 gigabits per second, redefine scalability, agility and resilience. Arista has shipped more than 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

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