Hardware Design Technical Lead (Server Platforms)

L&T Technology Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

L&T Technology Services is seeking a seasoned Hardware Design Technical Lead for Server Platforms in Bengaluru. The role requires leading hardware design support, driving issue resolution, and ensuring smooth platform bring-up through deep debugging and customer-facing engagement.

You will mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and collaborate across teams to address high‑impact platform issues, with a focus on server motherboards and related systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on board design and debugging.
• Strong understanding of hardware platforms and system architecture.
• Experience with test and measurement tools such as oscilloscopes and JTAG.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary customer-facing technical lead for hardware design and support engagements.
• Independently own customer-reported issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive timely closure.
• Lead board bring-up activities, power-on debugging, and hardware validation.
• Conduct design reviews and provide recommendations for hardware design improvements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex platform and board-level issues.
• Guide and mentor hardware engineers while leading design support activities across domains.
• Ensure effective customer communication, escalation management, and issue tracking.
• Support product development teams during schematic reviews, layout reviews, and design verification.

Skills

PCB Design

Signal Integrity

Power Delivery

Job description

Hardware Design Technical Lead (Server Platforms)

Experience: 8-15 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Technical Lead with strong expertise in board design, debugging, and customer-facing technical engagements. The candidate will act as the primary technical interface for customers, leading hardware design support activities, driving issue resolution, and ensuring successful platform bring-up and deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary customer-facing technical lead for hardware design and support engagements.
• Independently own customer-reported issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive timely closure.
• Lead board bring-up activities, power-on debugging, and hardware validation.
• Conduct design reviews and provide recommendations for hardware design improvements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex platform and board-level issues.
• Guide and mentor hardware engineers while leading design support activities across domains.
• Ensure effective customer communication, escalation management, and issue tracking.
• Support product development teams during schematic reviews, layout reviews, and design verification.

Required Technical Skills

Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas:

PCB Design

• Board Design and Development
• PCB Layout and Routing
• Stack-up Planning
• High-Speed Board Design Concepts

Signal Integrity (SI)

• High-Speed Interface Analysis
• SI Simulation and Debugging
• DDR, PCIe, Ethernet Interface Understanding

Power Delivery (PD)

• Voltage Regulator and Power Rail Analysis
• Power Integrity Debugging

Additional Requirements

• Strong understanding of hardware platforms, system architecture, and PCB operation.
• Hands-on experience with board-level debug tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and JTAG.
• Knowledge of hardware components, interfaces, and debug methodologies.
• Experience in issue management and customer support processes.
• Exposure to Server, Data Center, Enterprise, or Compute Platform designs is preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting server motherboard/platform development.
• Exposure to Intel or AMD server architectures.
• Familiarity with design validation, compliance testing, and system integration.
• Prior experience working directly with global customers and engineering teams.