Senior Staff Hardware Qualification Engineer

The role

You will define and execute qualification strategies for AI compute platforms including ASIC substrates and rack scale systems. You will lead stress and reliability testing and drive root-cause analysis for system-level failures.

What you will do

• Define and execute comprehensive HW qualification plans (EVT/DVT/PVT) for complex AI accelerator systems.
• Lead implementation of HALT/HASS, thermal cycling, humidity, and vibration testing.
• Provide senior-level oversight for validation of high-speed SerDes, LPDDR, CoWOS designs, and complex PDN transients.
• Drive root-cause analysis for complex system-level failures using X-ray, CT scan, and SEM/EDX.
• Oversee qualification of high-bandwidth interconnects and PCIe Gen5/6 link stability.
• Work with Design, Thermal, and Firmware teams to implement hardware fixes.
• Partner with CMs and JDMs to align on test methodologies and production outgoing quality limits.

Required qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Reliability Engineering.
• 12+ years in hardware qualification or reliability, specifically with high-performance computing (HPC), servers, or networking hardware.
• Mastery of JEDEC, IPC, and Telcordia standards for hardware reliability.
• Expert-level experience with high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and environmental chambers.
• Strong command of statistical methods (Weibull analysis, DOE, and JMP/Minitab).

Nice to have

• Experience qualifying Air and Liquid Cooling components (CDUs, cold plates, leak detection) for high-TDP AI systems.
• Background in ASIC/Package-level reliability, including electromigration and Thermal Stress Analysis.
• Familiarity with Python or LabVIEW for automating complex test sequences.

About the company

d-Matrix has pioneered a memory-centric architecture that brings compute directly into memory. The team works on chips, software, and rack-scale systems to tackle AI infrastructure challenges.