Senior Hardware Engineering Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyve is seeking a senior engineering manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of board design, SI/PI, thermal, power delivery, and firmware engineers across Fremont and Portland. You will own hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance development for direct reports, and drive GPU and compute server programs from architecture through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.

You will provide hands-on technical direction, guide design trade-offs, run design reviews, and ensure first-pass success and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years hardware engineering experience with team management responsibility.
• Delivery of server, GPU, or accelerator platforms into high-volume production.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a multidisciplinary team of board design, SI/PI, thermal, power delivery, and firmware engineers across Fremont and Portland.
• Own hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance development for direct reports.
• Drive GPU and compute server platform programs from architecture through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.
• Provide hands-on technical direction across schematic, layout, SI/PI, thermal, power, and firmware deliverables.
• Guide design trade-offs and lead complex root-cause debugging across hardware, firmware, and system integration.
• Communicate status, risks, and commitments to customers, partners, and senior leadership.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Board design

High-speed interfaces

Project planning

Talent development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

PCIe Gen5/Gen6

CXL

NVLink

Ethernet

Liquid cooling familiarity

Job description

• Manage and grow a multidisciplinary team of board design, SI/PI, thermal, power delivery, and firmware engineers across Fremont and Portland
• Own hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance development for direct reports
• Drive GPU and compute server platform programs from architecture through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production
• Manage schedule, resource loading, quality, and cross-functional dependencies
• Provide hands‑on technical direction across schematic, layout, SI/PI, thermal, power, and firmware deliverables
• Guide design trade‑offs and lead complex root‑cause debugging across hardware, firmware, and system integration
• Run design reviews and quality gates against Hyve's board design review framework
• Drive improvement in first‑pass success, yield, and time to market
• Act as a primary engineering point of contact for Hyperscaler counterparts
• Communicate technical status, risks, and commitments to customers, partners, and senior leadership
• Partner with Taiwan design, operations, manufacturing, and validation teams
• Work with Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality to scale prototypes to high-volume production
• Support datacenter deployment with rapid issue triage and corrective action

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 12 or more years of hardware engineering experience
• At least 3 years directly managing hardware engineers with hiring and performance responsibility
• Proven delivery of server, GPU, or accelerator platforms into high-volume production
• Working command of board design
• Working command of high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen5/Gen6, CXL, NVLink, and Ethernet
• Knowledge of power delivery networks
• Knowledge of thermal design for air and liquid cooling
• Knowledge of platform firmware
• Demonstrated ownership of multiple concurrent platform programs through EVT, DVT, and PVT
• Experience with schedule construction, risk management, and resource planning
• Track record of attracting, developing, and retaining engineering talent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to represent engineering decisions to customers, partners, and senior leadership
• Preferred: direct experience supporting Hyperscalers or large cloud providers in an ODM or JDM model
• Preferred: experience standing up a new engineering team or site
• Preferred: familiarity with liquid‑cooled AI system design and rack‑level integration
• Preferred: experience operating across US and Taiwan engineering teams

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, driving GPU and compute server platform programs from architecture through production, and ensuring high-quality deliverables across hardware and firmware. Proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and manage complex project schedules and resources.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Hardware Engineering Management
• GPU Platform Development
• Board Design Expertise
• High-Speed Interface Knowledge
• Performance Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Board Design
• High-Speed Interfaces
• Power Delivery Networks
• Thermal Design
• Platform Firmware
• Schedule Construction
• Risk Management
• Resource Planning

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Team Leadership
• Coaching and Mentoring

Industry Keywords

• Hyperscaler
• Cloud Providers
• ODM
• JDM
• Liquid-Cooled AI System Design

Tools & Technologies

• PCIe Gen5
• PCIe Gen6
• CXL
• NVLink
• Ethernet