Senior Systems Design Engineer

Mythic Ai.Com; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k)

Uncapped PTO

Job summary

Mythic seeks a hands-on Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer to own and drive the design and implementation of reference boards and hardware platforms. This build role turns evolving silicon capabilities and constraints into manufacturable hardware.

You will work across silicon, integration, and manufacturing, designing boards, collaborating with vendors, and supporting bring-up and debug to deliver customer-ready platforms.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in hardware or board-level design.
• Strong background in high-speed digital design and power delivery.
• Experience designing and bringing up complex PCBs.
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence, or similar).
• Understanding of package-to-board interactions and system-level constraints.
• Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Strong engineering judgment and attention to detail.
• Experience working with external vendors (PCB, OSAT).
• Builder mindset: you create working systems, not wait for perfect requirements.
• Experience with AI/ML hardware or high-performance compute platforms.
• Exposure to multi-die or chiplet-based systems.
• Familiarity with thermal and mechanical considerations in hardware design.
• Experience supporting hardware through bring-up and early production.

Responsibilities

• Own design and development of reference boards and hardware platforms.
• Translate silicon capabilities into practical, high-quality system designs.
• Drive schematic design and guide PCB layout (internally or with external partners).
• Own key hardware subsystems including power delivery, high-speed interfaces, and clocking.
• Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system robustness.
• Define and incorporate package-level constraints into board design.
• Partner with OSATs and manufacturing vendors to ensure smooth package-to-board integration.
• Support board bring-up and collaborate on debugging system-level issues.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and readiness for prototype and production builds.
• Work with integration, product, test, and packaging teams to ensure successful system deployment.

Skills

Hardware design

Board-level design

High-speed design

Power delivery

PCB bring-up

PCB tooling Altium

PCB tooling Cadence

Package-to-board interactions

AI/ML hardware experience

Chiplet-based systems

Thermal/mechanical considerations

Vendor collaboration

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Job description

Mythic is building next-generation AI hardware platforms that require tight integration between silicon, packaging, and system design. We are looking for a hands‑on Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer to own and drive the design and implementation of our reference boards and hardware platforms.

This is not a maintenance role. This is a build role.

We want someone who can take evolving silicon capabilities, incomplete requirements, and system‑level constraints and turn them into robust, manufacturable hardware designs. You will play a critical role in defining how Mythic delivers usable hardware platforms to customers and partners.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high‑ownership environments and wants to work across silicon, integration, and manufacturing to build high‑quality hardware systems. You should be equally comfortable designing boards, working with external vendors, and supporting bring‑up and debug.

Responsibilities

• Own design and development of reference boards and hardware platforms
• Translate silicon capabilities into practical, high‑quality system designs
• Drive schematic design and guide PCB layout (internally or with external partners)
• Own key hardware subsystems including power delivery, high‑speed interfaces, and clocking
• Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system robustness
• Define and incorporate package‑level constraints into board design
• Partner with OSATs and manufacturing vendors to ensure smooth package‑to‑board integration
• Support board bring‑up and collaborate on debugging system‑level issues
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and readiness for prototype and production builds
• Work closely with integration, product, test, and packaging teams to ensure successful system deployment

This role ensures Mythic’s silicon can be transformed into robust, manufacturable, and deployable customer‑ready hardware platforms.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in hardware or board‑level design
• Strong background in high‑speed digital design and power delivery
• Experience designing and bringing up complex PCBs
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence, or similar)
• Understanding of package‑to‑board interactions and system‑level constraints
• Ability to operate in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments
• Strong engineering judgment and attention to detail
• Experience working with external vendors (PCB, OSAT)
• Builder mindset: you do not wait for perfect requirements — you create working systems
• Experience with AI/ML hardware or high‑performance compute platforms
• Exposure to multi‑die or chiplet‑based systems
• Familiarity with thermal and mechanical considerations in hardware design
• Experience supporting hardware through bring‑up and early production

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k)
• Uncapped PTO

At Mythic, hardware design is not just about schematics—it is how we deliver real, usable systems that showcase the full value of our silicon.

This role is central to turning silicon into working platforms that customers and partners can build on.

You will directly influence hardware quality, usability, and readiness for deployment.

If you want a role where you can build real systems, make critical design decisions, and have direct impact on product success, we should talk.

Mythic is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.