Senior Systems Debug Engineer – High-Perf AI Hardware

Cerebras Systems; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer to bring up hardware, diagnose failures across silicon to system levels, and drive root-cause solutions. You will work with ASIC, systems, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and guide next‑gen design decisions.

The role emphasizes hands‑on debugging, data analysis with Python, and strong autonomy in a fast‑moving environment. Sunnyvale, CA on‑site with a competitive base salary and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of hardware bring-up, system integration, board/system debug, or failure analysis.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem‑solving skills grounded in first principles.
• Strong drive to self‑educate and operate with autonomy in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments.
• Hands‑on experience with oscilloscopes and standard electrical bench instrumentation.
• Scripting experience, preferably Python, for data analysis and automation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical findings into clear, concise insights.

Responsibilities

• Characterize failure signatures and perform hands‑on troubleshooting at the system, board, and component level.
• Drive failure analysis to root cause—down to silicon, PCB, or external components—using structured, first‑principles problem solving.
• Remotely diagnose failures in deployed systems using Linux command‑line tools, system logs, telemetry, diagnostic utilities, and remote‑access workflows.
• Analyze and document results clearly, and provide actionable recommendations to design and manufacturing teams.
• Interface across internal groups (ASIC, systems, and manufacturing) and with external vendors to resolve issues and close corrective actions.
• Participate in design reviews for next‑generation systems, contributing recommendations spanning electrical design‑for‑test (DFT), mechanical, and thermal improvements.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Hardware bring-up

System debug

Failure analysis

Oscilloscopes

Python scripting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Electrical bench instrumentation

Schematic reading

Job description

Cerebras Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer to bring up hardware, diagnose failures across silicon to system levels, and drive root-cause solutions. You will work with ASIC, systems, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and guide next‑gen design decisions.

The role emphasizes hands‑on debugging, data analysis with Python, and strong autonomy in a fast‑moving environment. Sunnyvale, CA on‑site with a competitive base salary and equity.