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Principal ASIC Design Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 486 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 167 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior ASIC Verification Engineer” (Computer Hardware Engineers) in NC: $203k–$203k, median $203k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 486 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 167 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Principal ASIC Design Engineer This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: Job Family Definition: Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies and evaluates VLSI components and hardware systems. Determines architecture and logic design, design verification through software developed for component and system simulation and builds physical implementations through development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits. Analyzes designs to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results to enable prototype and production VLSI solutions. May direct support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication. Management Level Definition: Contributions have visible technical impact on a product or major subcomponent. Applies in-depth professional knowledge and innovative ideas to solve complex problems. Visible contributions improve time-to-market, achieve cost reductions, or satisfy current and future unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology area applying innovative principles and ideas. Provides technical leadership for significant project/program work. Leads or participates in cross-functional initiatives and contributes to mentorship and knowledge sharing across the organization. Responsibilities: • Architect complex modules and subsystems used in high performance networking chips. • Write detailed functional as well as the micro-architecture specification for your module with that meet the power/area/performance targets. • Implement the design using Verilog or System Verilog • Write functional coverage/SVA to help verification catch corner case bugs. • Make sure your module meets the power targets by using state-of-the-art power reduction techniques during architecture and implementation phases. • Work with Physical design team for timing closure. Fix timing in RTL to meet the frequency target. • Collaborate with the Verification team to make sure your block is fully validated. • Show leadership and provide guidance to new college-grad/junior engineers and interns. Recommended skills • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required (Master’s strongly desired) with 15+ years of relevant experience. • Strong analytical/ problem solving skills. • Demonstrated skills in leading and implementing high performance subsystems from specification to final netlist. • Knowledge of Computer Architecture/networking protocols through prior work is strongly desired. • Strong coding skills in Verilog/System Verilog through previous work experience are necessary. • Knowledge of synthesis/lint and other tools used in typical ASIC development process is highly desired. • Excellent written and verbal communications skills is necessary. • Knowledge of Perl/Python is strongly desired. Accessibility HPE is committed to creati