Senior Hardware Engineer – Cloud Servers & GPU Platforms

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to own platform development for compute and GPU servers, guiding NPI from EVT to MP and leading bring‑up and validation across power, thermal, storage, and networking.

You will collaborate with OEM/ODM and silicon partners to balance performance, cost, and reliability while advancing PCIe Gen5/Gen6 GPU configurations and firmware features in a fast‑paced cloud hardware environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant hardware engineering experience.
• Foundation in server architecture and board‑level design/debug.
• Experience with platform validation (power/thermal, signal integrity, PCIe/NVMe).
• Proficiency in Linux and scripting (Python, Bash).
• Vendor management and ability to translate requirements into specs.

Responsibilities

• Own platform development for compute and GPU servers.
• Define requirements, review schematics/layouts, guide DFM, drive platform NPI from EVT to MP.
• Lead bring‑up and debug of boards and systems (power, thermal, storage, networking).
• Develop and execute validation plans; root‑cause analysis across HW/FW/SW.
• Collaborate with OEM/ODM, silicon, and component suppliers to balance performance, cost, reliability.

Skills

Server architecture

Board‑level design

Low‑level buses

SPI

UART

Oscilloscopes

Linux

Python

Bash

Vendor management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

PCIe Gen5/Gen6

GPUs

CPUs

NICs

DPUs

NVMe

DRAM

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to own platform development for compute and GPU servers, guiding NPI from EVT to MP and leading bring‑up and validation across power, thermal, storage, and networking.

You will collaborate with OEM/ODM and silicon partners to balance performance, cost, and reliability while advancing PCIe Gen5/Gen6 GPU configurations and firmware features in a fast‑paced cloud hardware environment.