Senior Hardware Design Engineer - High-Speed SoC & Memory

Penguin Computing; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Penguin Solutions in Newark, CA is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead the design, bring-up, and validation of cutting-edge hardware platforms with high-speed interfaces and memory subsystems. The role collaborates closely with firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver scalable AI/HPC infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in hardware design, hands-on test experience, and deep knowledge of DDR3/4/5, PCIe, and embedded systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (EE/EECS) or related field.
• 5–8 years of hardware design experience in high-speed electronic products.
• Experience with DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 memory architectures and interfaces.
• Knowledge of PCIe and high-speed serial interfaces.
• Experience with SoC-based and embedded system designs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex hardware systems with high-speed interfaces and embedded processors.
• Create architecture specs, schematics, BOMs, and design documentation.
• Develop hardware solutions using SoCs, FPGAs, microcontrollers, and embedded components.
• Design and validate DDR memory interfaces and non-volatile memory subsystems.
• Perform schematic review, design verification, and hardware debugging.
• Collaborate with PCB layout engineers to ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and manufacturability.
• Conduct board bring-up, debugging, and validation on prototype hardware.
• Electrical characterization using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Analyze and resolve hardware issues during development and qualification.
• Work with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver products.
• Support product sustaining activities and root-cause investigations.

Skills

High-speed design

DDR memory

PCB design

Schematic capture

SoCs/FPGA

Power integrity

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in EE/EECS

Tools

Cadence Allegro

OrCAD

Job description

Penguin Solutions in Newark, CA is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead the design, bring-up, and validation of cutting-edge hardware platforms with high-speed interfaces and memory subsystems. The role collaborates closely with firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver scalable AI/HPC infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in hardware design, hands-on test experience, and deep knowledge of DDR3/4/5, PCIe, and embedded systems.