Data Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer
As a Hardware System Integration Engineer, you will own the end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance compute designs — from initial specification and schematic capture through board bring-up, validation, and factory build support. You will serve as a critical cross-functional partner to mechanical, power, software, firmware, silicon, and reliability teams, ensuring design requirements are met with precision and at scale. This role demands both deep technical expertise and strong communication skills to drive alignment across a broad set of stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience
7+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering
Working knowledge of common digital communication interfaces and signal integrity fundamentals
Broad circuit design experience across multiple domains: power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and/or programmable logic
Experience with PCB bring-up and characterization using standard EE lab equipment (soldering, DMM, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer)
Demonstrated ability to debug complex hardware issues from the system level down to the circuit/transistor level
Understanding of server control plane and data plane architectures
Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with experience producing functional specs, integration procedures, and technical documentation
Preferred Qualifications
High-speed PCB design experience with 10+ layer boards, including PCB material selection and stackup definition
Proficiency with schematic entry and high-speed PCB layout constraint management using Cadence tools or equivalent
Hands-on experience with high-speed serial protocols (PCIe, 100-GbE, USB3/USB4) and common low-speed digital interfaces (I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG), including compliance testing and protocol analyzer debug
Experience with Design for Test (DFT) methodologies including ICT, FCT, and DFU test architectures
Experience developing factory test tools, data parsers, or test automation frameworks (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
Knowledge of EMC/EMI design principles including grounding and shielding strategies
Familiarity with computer architecture concepts and hardware design tradeoffs
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
10+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering