Senior or Staff Hardware Design Engineer

The role

This person will develop hardware systems for internal use and collaborate with customers on AI/Datacenter motherboard design. They are responsible for the end-to-end hardware lifecycle from schematic entry to PCB design and system bring-up.

What you will do

• Define and drive overall hardware system architecture and top-level specifications
• Lead hardware system design and system integration
• Perform high-level feasibility analysis and risk assessment
• Review and approve hardware designs to ensure architectural alignment
• Drive system bring-up strategy and debug execution
• Perform hardware system design
• Conduct schematic design, simulation, analysis, and optimization
• Provide PCB layout guidance and collaborate with PCB layout engineers
• Collaborate with PI/SI engineer to ensure proper PDN performance
• Participate in design reviews, documentation, silicon bring-up, characterization, and debugging

Required qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in electrical engineering or related fields
• 5+ years of hands-on hardware system design experience
• Proven experience as a technical lead or system lead
• Experience in working with supply chain vendors
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship capabilities

Nice to have

• Experience in server motherboard design
• Familiarity with power delivery design and component choice for high performance server system
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Benefits

• Stock option grant
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and 401(k)

About the company

Powerlattice is a well-funded semiconductor start-up company backed by well-known large Silicon Valley VCs. The company is working on a chiplet solution for how high-performance chips get powered.