Hardware System Architect

UST Global (M) Sdn Bhd; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

UST Global (M) Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks an experienced Hardware System Architect to lead architecture, design, and validation of complex electronic hardware systems across electrical, PCB, thermal, and verification domains.

You will translate product requirements into robust architectures, drive board-level decisions, oversee cross-functional teams, and ensure production-ready solutions for high-power designs.

Qualifications

• Hardware system architecture expertise across electrical, PCB, mechanical, thermal and verification disciplines.
• Experience with high-current analog design and power delivery architectures.
• Familiarity with multi-layer PCB design, SI/PI, EMI/EMC considerations, and thermal management.

Responsibilities

• Define hardware system architecture, subsystem partitioning, and design strategy.
• Design and review power electronics, high-current analog, measurement, and control circuits.
• Lead PCB architecture and layout reviews, including SI/PI, EMI/EMC, DFM, and DFA considerations.
• Drive thermal design, cooling strategies, and reliability improvements for power-dense systems.
• Support hardware validation, debugging, root-cause analysis, and production issue resolution.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

Skills

Hardware System Architecture

Power Electronics

High-Current Analog

Analog/Mixed-Signal

Multi-Layer PCB Design

Signal Integrity

EMI/EMC Compliance

Hardware Validation

Thermal Management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Hardware System Architect to lead the architecture, design, and validation of complex electronic hardware systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for translating product requirements into robust hardware architectures, driving board-level design decisions, and providing technical leadership across electrical, PCB, mechanical, thermal, and verification domains. This role requires deep expertise in high-current analog designs, power delivery systems, precision measurement circuits, multi-layer PCB development, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver production-ready hardware solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define hardware system architecture, subsystem partitioning, and design strategy.

• Design and review power electronics, high-current analog, measurement, and control circuits.

• Lead PCB architecture and layout reviews, including SI/PI, EMI/EMC, DFM, and DFA considerations.

• Drive thermal design, cooling strategies, and reliability improvements for power-dense systems.

• Support hardware validation, debugging, root-cause analysis, and production issue resolution.

• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

Required Skills

• Hardware System Architecture

• Power Electronics & Power Delivery Design

• High-Current Analog Circuit Design

• Analog/Mixed-Signal Design

• Multi-Layer PCB Design & Review

• Signal Integrity (SI) / Power Integrity (PI)

• EMI/EMC Compliance

• Hardware Validation & Debugging

• Thermal Management

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years in electronic hardware product development.

• Experience with AC-DC/DC-DC converters, SMPS architectures, and high-power designs.

• Familiarity with Load Boards, Interposers, ICC/DCC Boards, or semiconductor test hardware is a plus.

• Experience leading technical reviews and cross-functional engineering teams.