Lead AI Hardware Systems Engineer – Board, Power, Equity

Acceler8 Talent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and VIs

401(k)

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with a well-funded AI hardware startup to hire an Electrical Engineer for hardware systems. You’ll lead design and validation of board-level hardware, bridging custom silicon with system-level integration and owning schematic capture, PCB layout, lab bring-up, and manufacturing readiness.

The role requires 5+ years of hardware design, deep knowledge of high-speed digital interfaces, PS/DD, SI/PI, EMC, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced startup

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of hardware design experience.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium or Cadence Allegro).
• Hands-on design of high-speed digital systems and lab bring-up.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design accelerator boards and system hardware, owning schematic capture and guiding PCB layout for high-speed interfaces, clocking, and power delivery.
• Develop robust PDNs for accelerator silicon, collaborating with packaging and SI/PI teams.
• Bring up hardware in the lab, perform electrical characterization and debugging with oscilloscope and analyzers.
• Drive component selection, DFM/DFT, and partner with manufacturing for fabrication, assembly, validation, and yield.
• Collaborate across silicon, packaging, firmware, SI/PI, and thermal teams to resolve complex electrical issues.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering workflows to accelerate design, validation, and debugging.

Skills

Board design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

High-speed digital

Signal integrity

Power integrity

EMC

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with a well-funded AI hardware startup to hire an Electrical Engineer for hardware systems. You’ll lead design and validation of board-level hardware, bridging custom silicon with system-level integration and owning schematic capture, PCB layout, lab bring-up, and manufacturing readiness.

The role requires 5+ years of hardware design, deep knowledge of high-speed digital interfaces, PS/DD, SI/PI, EMC, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced startup