Senior Layout PCB Engineer

Etched; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Senior PCB Layout Engineer to join their dynamic team in Cupertino. This role focuses on designing and optimizing high-speed printed circuit boards for cutting-edge AI chip technology. You'll work with advanced Cadence Allegro tools to ensure performance and reliability in data center products. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values engineering excellence and offers a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Full medical, dental, and vision packages

Housing subsidy of $2,000/month

Daily lunch and dinner

Relocation support

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in PCB layout design for high-speed signaling.
• Proficiency in Cadence Allegro PCB design tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize PCBs for high-performance data center products.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate PCB designs.

Skills

PCB Layout Design

High-Speed Signaling

Power Distribution

HDI Stack-Ups

Signal Integrity

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Advanced Degrees or Certifications

Tools

Cadence Allegro

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About Etched

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep chain-of-thought reasoning.

PCB Engineer

We’re seeking a skilled PCB Layout Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our high-performance data center products. As a PCB Layout Engineer at Etched, you will play a crucial role in designing and optimizing printed circuit boards (PCBs) using Cadence Allegro PCB design tools. Your primary focus will be on high-speed signaling, including 100G applications, power distribution, large BGA ball-map breakouts and complex HDI PCB stack-ups for high-performance data center products. Your expertise will ensure that our products meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and efficiency.

About Etched

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep chain-of-thought reasoning.

PCB Engineer

We’re seeking a skilled PCB Layout Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our high-performance data center products. As a PCB Layout Engineer at Etched, you will play a crucial role in designing and optimizing printed circuit boards (PCBs) using Cadence Allegro PCB design tools. Your primary focus will be on high-speed signaling, including 100G applications, power distribution, large BGA ball-map breakouts and complex HDI PCB stack-ups for high-performance data center products. Your expertise will ensure that our products meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and efficiency.

Representative Projects

• Lead the design and optimization of high-speed PCB layouts using Cadence Allegro, tailored for 100G signaling. Implement strategies for impedance matching, trace routing, and crosstalk mitigation, resulting in robust designs that meet the stringent performance demands of modern data centers.
• Develop and implement power distribution networks for cutting-edge data center hardware. Design power planes, decoupling strategies, and thermal management solutions to support high-performance systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency under heavy operational loads.
• Manage the design of complex High-Density Interconnect (HDI) PCB stack-ups for multi-layer boards. Integrate blind/buried vias and microvias to meet the advanced technological requirements of data center systems, enhancing signal integrity and achieving compact form factors.
• Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to integrate PCB designs within the overall system architecture. Provide key input during design reviews to optimize performance, ensure manufacturability, and align with system-level objectives in a data center environment.
  
  

You Maybe a Good Fit If You

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.
• Are equipped with 10 years of experience in PCB layout design with a focus on high-speed signaling, power distribution, and HDI stack-ups, ideally for high-performance data center products.-
• Demonstrate proficiency in Cadence Allegro PCB design tools
• Command in-depth knowledge of high-speed digital design principles, including signal integrity and impedance control.-
• Have Experience with complex HDI PCB design and manufacturing processes.
• Understand power distribution network design and thermal management techniques, particularly for data center applications.
• Are excellent at problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  
  

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.

How We’re Different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.

We are a fully in-person team in Cupertino, and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both as needed.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, with 100% of premium covered, 90% for dependents
• Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Relocation support for those moving to Cupertino

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer Hardware Manufacturing

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