Hardware Engineer, Power (DC/DC)

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Hardware Engineer specializing in DC-DC power conversion to join the team responsible for designing and validating MTIA module power solutions. You will lead validation, characterization, and testing efforts to ensure efficiency, reliability, and performance from prototype through production.

You will collaborate with HW Platform and ASIC teams to define efficient power hardware, execute robust validation plans, and qualify power solutions with vendors for next-generation

Qualifications

• Experience in validating high-power DC-DC systems for ASICs.
• Proven ability to lead hardware bring-up and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with lab instruments for power measurement and validation.
• Experience creating and executing validation test plans for power delivery.
• Strong understanding of power integrity and thermal effects in compact assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation and characterization of DC-DC power systems for high-power ASIC modules and verify efficiency, transient response, thermal performance and reliability.
• Contribute to DC-DC topology selection, components, regulation schemes, and control loop design.
• Develop comprehensive power validation plans including bring-up, verification, stress testing and production qualification.
• Participate in PDN design activities including plane design and stack-up definition.
• Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and electronic loads.
• Conduct power integrity analysis linking simulation to lab measurements.
• Define test infrastructure and automation strategies for power delivery across generations.
• Drive root cause analysis and failure investigations for power issues during validation or production.
• Collaborate with ASIC and platform teams on power delivery specs balancing efficiency, thermal limits, and space constraints.
• Partner with vendors to qualify power solutions through development milestones.
• Document validation methodologies and best practices for DC-DC power systems.

Skills

Power electronics validation

DC-DC conversion

Hardware bring-up

Test automation

Power integrity analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Electronic loads

Circuit modeling

Job description

About

Meta is seeking a Hardware Engineer specializing in DC-DC power conversion to join the team responsible for designing and validating MTIA module power solutions. In this role, you will contribute to the design of complex DC-DC power delivery systems for high-power ASICs while leading validation, characterization, and testing efforts to ensure designs meet performance, efficiency, and reliability requirements from prototype through production. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including HW Platform and ASIC to define efficient power hardware, execute comprehensive validation plans, and provide feedback to improve power delivery designs. You will also partner with industry-leading vendors to qualify power solutions for next-generation high-power requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation and characterization of DC-DC power conversion systems for high-power ASIC modules, including efficiency, transient response, thermal performance, and reliability testing
• Contribute to design of DC-DC power conversion solutions including topology selection, component selection, regulation schemes, and control loop design
• Develop and execute comprehensive power validation test plans covering hardware bring-up, functional verification, stress testing, and production qualification
• Participate in PDN design activities including power plane design, stack-up definition, and placement analysis for power delivery networks
• Execute hardware bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting of DC-DC power circuits using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electronic loads, and other lab instrumentation
• Perform power integrity analysis using circuit modeling and simulation, closing the loop between simulation predictions and lab validation results
• Define test infrastructure and automation strategies for power delivery validation across multiple hardware generations
• Drive root cause analysis and failure investigation for power-related issues found during validation, qualification, or production
• Collaborate with ASIC and platform teams on power delivery specification requirements, balancing efficiency, thermal constraints, and space limitations
• Partner with external vendors to drive power solution design and qualify solutions through development milestones
• Develop and document validation methodologies, test procedures, and best practices for DC-DC power systems

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in power electronics validation or test engineering with a focus on DC-DC conversion for high-power digital systems
• Experience leading hardware bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting of DC-DC power circuits through production
• Experience with power validation instrumentation including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electronic loads, and thermal measurement equipment
• Experience with power integrity analysis including correlation between simulation and lab measurements
• Experience developing and executing validation test plans for power delivery systems covering efficiency, transient response, and reliability Experience with DC-DC topology selection, component selection, and control loop design
• Experience with thermal-electrical characterization and validation in space-constrained high-power applications
• Experience validating power solutions for high-power ASICs or accelerators exceeding 400W per device
• Experience with test automation and infrastructure development for power validation