Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer

Mpowering People; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mpowering People is seeking a Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer to lead hardware system development for our AI products. You will own schematic capture, PCB design, and drive bringup across lab and production environments, collaborating with ASIC, software, product and operations teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware bringup, verification, and qualification, with opportunities to influence component selection and reliability across development to volume products.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of hardware engineering and experience with product-cycle aspects therein.
• Hands-on experience in schematic capture, PCB design, signal integrity, and mechanical/thermal design.
• Experience in part selection, AVL management and working with manufacturing operations teams.
• Strong understanding of CPU subsystems and modern power subsystem designs and HW bringup.
• Experience representing engineering considerations in contract manufacturing relationships.
• Experience with EVT, DVT, PVT testing and certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple aspects of hardware system engineering of the company’s flagship AI products.
• Gather requirements and specifications from engineering, product and operations teams for planning and implementing all hardware system deliverables, from lab bringup artifacts to shipping products.
• Hands on responsibility for the schematic capture, PCB design and other aspects of the hardware system around a complex custom AI ASIC.
• Plan for Compliance, Validation and FMEA Analysis for products.
• Drive hardware parts selection and vendor qualification processes in collaboration with manufacturing operations.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB design

Signal integrity

Mechanical design

Thermal design

AVL management

HW bringup

Contract manufacturing

EVT/DVT/PVT testing

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

To keep pace in this exciting, multi-disciplinary field, we’re looking for a Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer. You will be in a unique position to have ownership of a wide-ranging list of hardware system development aspects, including schematics, PCB layout and mechanical design, component selection and collaborating with operations in AVL management, EVT/DVT/PVT testing and certification. You will also have an opportunity to make an impact on design and bringup of development systems, reference platforms and volume products. This hands‑on multi-disciplinary role provides a unique opportunity to interact directly with ASIC, software, product and operations teams to gather necessary requirements and specifications, and develop industry‑leading AI Inference HW products.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple aspects of hardware system engineering of the companies flagship AI products.
• Gather requirements and specifications from engineering, product and operations teams for planning and implementing all hardware system deliverables, from lab bringup artifacts to shipping products.
• Hands on responsibility for the schematic capture, PCB design and other aspects of the hardware system around a complex custom AI ASIC.
• Plan for Compliance, Validation and FMEA Analysis for products.
• Drive hardware parts selection and vendor qualification processes in collaboration with manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of hardware engineering and experience with product-cycle aspects therein.
• Hands‑on experience in all aspects of schematic capture, PCB design, as well as understanding signal integrity, mechanical and thermal design areas.
• Experience in part selection, AVL management and working with manufacturing operations teams.
• Solid understanding of CPU subsystems and modern power subsystem designs as well as expertise in HW bringup.
• Previous involvement in representing engineering considerations in contract manufacturing relationships.
• Demonstrable experience with EVT, DVT, PVT testing and certification processes is a plus.
• Self-starter and highly-motivated to work in a dynamic start-up environment.