Senior Hardware Engineer

DSJ Global; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a senior hardware design engineer in San Jose, CA to own board-level hardware for large-scale systems used in memory applications. The role emphasizes architecture ownership, collaboration with experienced hardware engineers, and delivering from concept to customer release.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive high-speed interfaces, and lead cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle in a highly visible engineering setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hardware design experience.
• Proven ownership of products from concept through production.
• Experience designing high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based hardware.
• Experience with DDR, PCIe, USB, SerDes, or similar high-speed interfaces.
• Understanding of PCB design, signal integrity, power integrity, thermal, and mechanical considerations.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience working across multifunctional engineering teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own board-level design for large-scale multi-board hardware systems.
• Lead hardware development from concept through design, validation, manufacturing, and release.
• Design high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based circuitry.
• Drive hardware architecture decisions aligned with product and customer requirements.
• Apply signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) principles to ensure robust designs.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to develop scalable hardware solutions.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor to junior engineers.
• Support customer-facing technical discussions and escalations.

Skills

Hardware design

Signal integrity

Technical leadership

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB design tools

Job description

Join a leading semiconductor test and automation organization developing next-generation hardware platforms for the memory industry. This is a highly visible engineering role with ownership of complex board-level hardware systems supporting advanced DRAM and Flash memory applications. You'll help drive architecture, development, and product execution from concept through customer release while working alongside a collaborative team of experienced hardware engineers.

What You'll Do

• Own board-level design for large-scale, multi-board hardware systems
• Lead hardware development from concept through design, validation, manufacturing, and release
• Design high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based circuitry
• Drive hardware architecture decisions aligned with product and customer requirements
• Apply signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) principles to ensure robust designs
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and perform root cause analysis
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to develop scalable hardware solutions
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor to junior engineers
• Support customer-facing technical discussions and escalations

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of hardware design experience
• Proven ownership of products from concept through production
• Experience designing high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based hardware
• Experience with DDR, PCIe, USB, SerDes, or similar high-speed interfaces
• Understanding of PCB design, signal integrity, power integrity, thermal, and mechanical considerations
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience working across multifunctional engineering teams
• Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership

Why This Role

• Design cutting-edge semiconductor test hardware
• Significant technical ownership and influence
• Full product lifecycle exposure
• Highly collaborative engineering environment
• Opportunity to mentor and grow into larger technical leadership responsibilities
• Direct impact on next-generation memory technologies