Chief Hardware Architect: Systems & Validation Lead

HushOne, Inc.; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual bonus

401(k) match

AI tokens

Health, dental and vision

Gym membership

Remote-friendly

Job summary

HushOne, Inc. is building high-performance computing devices designed for home use. We seek a hardware architect to translate workloads into memory, compute, storage, power, and thermal requirements, and to lead reference-platform selection and supplier engineering.

In the first 90 days you will deliver a reference configuration, a component risk register, and a pilot validation plan, backed by measured tradeoffs and strong supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience taking computers or comparably complex electronics from architecture through validation into customer use.
• Ability to show measured tradeoffs with data rather than descriptions.
• Proven supplier relationships with evidence.

Responsibilities

• Translate workloads into memory, compute, storage, power and thermal requirements.
• Lead reference-platform selection, supplier engineering and hardware validation.
• Collaborate with software teams on secure boot, drivers and deployment; with partners on manufacturing and service.
• Deliver a reference configuration, component risk register and pilot validation plan within 90 days.

Skills

System architecture

Supplier relationships

Thermal/ acoustics awareness

Job description

HushOne, Inc. is building high-performance computing devices designed for home use. We seek a hardware architect to translate workloads into memory, compute, storage, power, and thermal requirements, and to lead reference-platform selection and supplier engineering.

In the first 90 days you will deliver a reference configuration, a component risk register, and a pilot validation plan, backed by measured tradeoffs and strong supplier relationships.