Senior Hardware Architect for AI Inference Systems

Mpowering People; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mpowering People is seeking a Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer to lead hardware system development for our AI products. You will own schematic capture, PCB design, and drive bringup across lab and production environments, collaborating with ASIC, software, product and operations teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware bringup, verification, and qualification, with opportunities to influence component selection and reliability across development to volume products.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of hardware engineering and experience with product-cycle aspects therein.
• Hands-on experience in schematic capture, PCB design, signal integrity, and mechanical/thermal design.
• Experience in part selection, AVL management and working with manufacturing operations teams.
• Strong understanding of CPU subsystems and modern power subsystem designs and HW bringup.
• Experience representing engineering considerations in contract manufacturing relationships.
• Experience with EVT, DVT, PVT testing and certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple aspects of hardware system engineering of the company’s flagship AI products.
• Gather requirements and specifications from engineering, product and operations teams for planning and implementing all hardware system deliverables, from lab bringup artifacts to shipping products.
• Hands on responsibility for the schematic capture, PCB design and other aspects of the hardware system around a complex custom AI ASIC.
• Plan for Compliance, Validation and FMEA Analysis for products.
• Drive hardware parts selection and vendor qualification processes in collaboration with manufacturing operations.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB design

Signal integrity

Mechanical design

Thermal design

AVL management

HW bringup

Contract manufacturing

EVT/DVT/PVT testing

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Mpowering People is seeking a Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer to lead hardware system development for our AI products. You will own schematic capture, PCB design, and drive bringup across lab and production environments, collaborating with ASIC, software, product and operations teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware bringup, verification, and qualification, with opportunities to influence component selection and reliability across development to volume products.