Senior Hardware Engineer

Jobtailor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in San Jose, CA, is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to lead end-to-end design of DC-DC power delivery for server motherboards and enterprise hardware. You will drive multiphase VRMs, perform loss and SOA analyses, and mentor junior engineers.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and silicon partners, establish design guidelines, and ensure high-current power integrity, EMI compliance, and robust fault protection across complex systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, schematic capture, and BOM selection for high-current server motherboard DC-DC power delivery systems
• Design multiphase VRMs, point-of-load regulators, and power management circuits
• Perform component sizing, worst-case stress analysis, power loss calculations, and SOA assessments
• Establish PCB power layer stackup constraints and high-current routing strategies
• Collaborate with CAD/layout engineers on power integrity and EMI compliance
• Direct hardware bring-up, loop stability compensation, dynamic load transient tuning, ripple/noise verification, and power efficiency profiling
• Drive root-cause investigations and failure analysis for board- and system-level power anomalies
• Coordinate with signal integrity, thermal, mechanical, firmware, and validation teams
• Interface with silicon partners and component vendors on custom part evaluations, roadmap alignment, and technical support
• Establish and document internal power design guidelines, review checklists, and validation standards
• Review junior engineers’ schematics and layout artwork and provide technical mentoring

Skills

DC-DC Power Design

SMPS Topologies

Schematic Capture

Power Management Circuits

Hardware Engineering

Power Integrity & EMI

Root-Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL

OrCAD Capture

High-Bandwidth Oscilloscopes

Electronic Loads

Programmable DC Power Supplies

Frequency Response Analyzers

Job description

• Lead end-to-end design, schematic capture, and BOM selection for high-current server motherboard DC-DC power delivery systems
• Design multiphase VRMs, point-of-load regulators, and power management circuits
• Perform component sizing, worst-case stress analysis, power loss calculations, and SOA assessments
• Establish PCB power layer stackup constraints and high-current routing strategies
• Collaborate with CAD/layout engineers on power integrity and EMI compliance
• Direct hardware bring-up, loop stability compensation, dynamic load transient tuning, ripple/noise verification, and power efficiency profiling
• Drive root-cause investigations and failure analysis for board- and system-level power anomalies
• Coordinate with signal integrity, thermal, mechanical, firmware, and validation teams
• Interface with silicon partners and component vendors on custom part evaluations, roadmap alignment, and technical support
• Establish and document internal power design guidelines, review checklists, and validation standards
• Review junior engineers’ schematics and layout artwork and provide technical mentoring

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on hardware engineering experience focused on board-level DC-DC power design and server or enterprise computing hardware
• In-depth expertise in SMPS topologies, including synchronous buck, multiphase buck, boost, and isolated/non-isolated DC-DC converters
• Knowledge of multiphase VR controllers, smart power stages (SPS/DrMos), and digital power telemetry (PMBus, I2C, SVID)
• Proficiency in schematic capture and netlist management tools such as Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL / OrCAD Capture
• Advanced lab skills using high-bandwidth digital oscilloscopes, electronic loads, programmable DC power supplies, and frequency response analyzers
• Understanding of server power architectures, enterprise CPU/GPU/memory power delivery constraints, and fault protection mechanisms (OVP, OCP, UVP, OTP)
• Proven ability to independently drive power hardware projects, resolve high-impact technical blockers, and collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in DC-DC power design for server motherboards, including proficiency in SMPS topologies and power management circuits. Capable of leading hardware projects, conducting thorough analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure power integrity and compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• DC-DC Power Design
• SMPS Topologies
• Schematic Capture
• Power Management Circuits
• Hardware Engineering

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Component Sizing
• Power Loss Calculations
• Worst-Case Stress Analysis
• Dynamic Load Transient Tuning
• Ripple/Noise Verification
• Power Efficiency Profiling
• Failure Analysis
• Root-Cause Investigations
• Power Design Guidelines
• Validation Standards

Soft Skills

• Technical Mentoring
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Power Electronics
• Server Power Architectures
• Enterprise Computing Hardware
• Multiphase VR Controllers
• Digital Power Telemetry
• Fault Protection Mechanisms

Tools & Technologies

• Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL
• OrCAD Capture
• High-Bandwidth Digital Oscilloscopes
• Electronic Loads
• Programmable DC Power Supplies
• Frequency Response Analyzers