Hardware Engineer, Server Boards & GPU Platforms — San Jose

Support Revolution; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a motivated Hardware Engineer to join our San Jose team to design enterprise server motherboards and GPU platforms. The successful candidate will participate in hardware design, system validation, debugging, and production support across the product lifecycle.

This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, testing and qualification activities, and occasional travel to support customer issues, contract manufacturers, and new product introductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or Computer Engineering).
• 1–2 years hardware design, PCB design, server platforms or related development experience.
• Familiarity with PCB layout review and hardware debugging.
• Hands-on with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and lab test equipment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform board-level and system-level debugging and analyze customer-reported issues.
• Design and develop enterprise server motherboards and add-on cards, including schematic capture and BOM creation.
• Review PCB layouts and collaborate with layout engineers to ensure design quality and manufacturability.
• Prepare and maintain engineering documentation: product specifications, BOMs, validation reports, test procedures, debugging guides.
• Perform DVT, system validation, and qualification testing to meet specs and customer requirements.
• Provide technical support to contract manufacturers, production teams, and customers during development and mass production.

Skills

Hardware design

PCB design

Server platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Supermicro is seeking a motivated Hardware Engineer to join our San Jose team to design enterprise server motherboards and GPU platforms. The successful candidate will participate in hardware design, system validation, debugging, and production support across the product lifecycle.

This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, testing and qualification activities, and occasional travel to support customer issues, contract manufacturers, and new product introductions.