Onsite Senior Hardware Architecture Lead – High‑Speed Systems

Maxonic Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxonic Inc. seeks an experienced Hardware Design Architect to lead architecture, design and development of high‑performance tester platforms in Milpitas, CA.

You will drive system-level hardware architectures, reviews, and technical risk assessments while coordinating with firmware, FPGA, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. You will oversee hardware development from concept through validation and manufacturing release, with emphasis on high‑speed interfaces, SI/PI, power delivery, and thermal

Qualifications

• 15+ years hardware design and development experience.
• 5+ years leading hardware architecture and development of complex systems.
• Expertise in high-speed digital design and architecture.
• Experience with PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, USB, I2C, SMBus, UART, DDR memory.
• Strong SI/PI, EMI/EMC, and thermal management knowledge.
• PCB design reviews with Cadence Allegro or equivalent tools.
• FPGA/CPLD and embedded system integration experience.
• Knowledge of control interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, JTAG.

Responsibilities

• Define system-level hardware architectures and requirements for tester platforms.
• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, risk assessments, and trade studies.
• Develop roadmaps and evaluate emerging technologies and standards.
• Lead hardware development from concept to manufacturing release.
• Provide architectural oversight for high-speed, mixed-signal, power, and control systems.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, and failure analysis.

Skills

High-speed digital design

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

PCB Design

FPGA/CPLD

System integration

PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6

Thermal management

CADENCE Allegro

SPI/I2C/UART/JTAG

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Maxonic Inc. seeks an experienced Hardware Design Architect to lead architecture, design and development of high‑performance tester platforms in Milpitas, CA.

You will drive system-level hardware architectures, reviews, and technical risk assessments while coordinating with firmware, FPGA, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. You will oversee hardware development from concept through validation and manufacturing release, with emphasis on high‑speed interfaces, SI/PI, power delivery, and thermal