Hardware Engineer

Wistron; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wistron is seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineer to lead server hardware design initiatives from concept through MP release. You will perform R&D, circuit design, and schematic development, and work to optimize power delivery, cooling, and PCIe interfaces.

You will review layouts, run tolerance analyses and simulations, and collaborate with mechanical, system, manufacturing, and quality teams to drive cost reduction and design for manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of hardware R&D experience.
• Strong knowledge of hardware circuit design and system architecture.
• Experience with layout review, tolerance analysis, and simulations.
• Understanding of PCIe, power delivery, and thermal design concepts.
• Experience managing BOMs and driving design optimization and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Support RFI, RFP, and RFQ activities and prepare server hardware design proposals.
• Perform logical circuit design and schematic development.
• Conduct PCB layout reviews and checks to ensure design integrity and manufacturability.
• Own overall EE project responsibility, from kickoff through mass production release.
• Engage with customers early in concept stage to support design alignment and requirements definition.
• Collaborate with mechanical, system, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic development

BOM management

Thermal design

PCIe design

Simulations

Job description

• Support RFI, RFP, and RFQ activities and prepare Server hardware design proposals
• Perform logical circuit design and schematic development
• Conduct PCB layout reviews and checks to ensure design integrity and manufacturability
• Maintain and optimize card BOMs, including component standardization and cost reduction initiatives
• Own overall EE project responsibility, from project kickoff through mass production (M.P.) release
• Perform tolerance analysis, simulations, and technical issue resolution
• Optimize hardware system designs with focus on PCIe, power delivery, and thermal solutions
• Engage with customers early in the concept stage to support design alignment and requirements definition
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical, system, manufacturing, and quality
• Minimum 3+ years of hardware R&D experience
• Strong knowledge of hardware circuit design and system architecture
• Experience with layout review, tolerance analysis, and simulations
• Understanding of PCIe, power delivery, and thermal design concepts
• Experience managing BOMs and driving design optimization and cost reduction