Principal Systems Electrical Engineer - AI/Hyperscale Servers

ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 116,250 - 193,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage

Performance-based annual bonus

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

ZT Systems is seeking a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer based in Secaucus, New Jersey. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical leadership in designing and debugging cloud compute server systems, ensuring high quality and timely development across cross-functional teams.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, emphasizing high-speed PCB layout and analog/digital designs. Comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary package are included.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in design/debugging computer-related PCB boards.
• Skilled in high-speed bus interface design and analysis.
• Strong ability to create specifications and design guides.

Responsibilities

• Lead interfacing with cross-functional teams to develop architectures.
• Make decisions on PCB layouts and supervise layout engineers.
• Mentor layout, system bring-up, and debug teams.

Skills

Analog and digital design

High-speed PCB layout design

Leadership and communication skills

Debugging high-speed designs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About The Role

The Senior Staff Electrical Engineer will have demonstrated technical leadership across many technologies related to the design and debugging of cloud compute server systems and PCB boards, add-on cards, front panels, and IO backplane products. This engineer will also be responsible for decision‑making related to specifications, design, BOM, PCB materials qualification, validation, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead in interfacing with cross‑functional teams to develop system‑level architectures and board‑level implementations from product early concept through production launch
• Prepare specifications, BOM, design, and schematic entry internally and supervise the design work by junior engineers and external suppliers
• Make decisions related to layout guidelines for PCBs and supervise layout engineers ensuring that all physical and electrical requirements are met
• Analyze the design with simulation tools and make calculations to verify its conformance to the design requirements
• Lead and mentor layout, system bring‑up, and debug teams
• Work with suppliers, contractors, and principal design engineers to ensure that the product is developed on time with high quality
• Make decisions and specify production test methods and limits
• Drive balance between cost, performance, quality, and schedule and supervise international and domestic engineering teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 12+ years of experience directly related to the design and debugging of computer‑related PCB boards; skilled in analog and digital design
• Skilled in high‑speed bus interface design
• Knowledge of high‑speed PCB layout design
• Strong ability to debug high‑speed designs and signal integrity issues
• Knowledge of power distribution techniques and x‑86 processor system architecture
• Ability to implement high‑speed serial busses (SAS/SATA, PCIe, USB) and/or high‑speed parallel busses (DDR2/3) and CPU front‑side bus
• Skilled in feature and cost trade‑off analysis
• Ability to create specifications and design guides
• Strong leadership, presentation, and verbal and written communication skills required
• Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables

Compensation

The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $116,250 and $193,750 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Performance‑based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage with leading providers
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
• Company‑paid life and disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs
• Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

Equal Opportunity

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.