Sr. Architect (Hardware Design)

Goldenpick Technologies LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldenpick Technologies LLC seeks a Sr. Architect (Hardware Design) in San Jose, CA to lead-server board design and power/digital interface architectures.

You will drive end-to-end hardware development, from concept through prototyping to product release, focusing on high-speed interfaces and robust SI/PI performance. The role requires 8+ years of hardware design experience, expertise in PCIe Gen5/6, LPDDR5/6, and a strong background in mixed-signal and analog/digital integration for

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hardware design and architecture.
• Experience in HPC, datacenter, or OCP projects.
• Experience with custom silicon involving analog, mixed-signal, and digital domains.
• Strong knowledge of PCB stack-up and controlled impedance routing.
• End-to-end project experience from concept to release and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end project design from requirements to final product release.
• Prototype and test circuit designs and validate boards.
• Board bring-up and validation of high-speed interfaces (PCIe Gen5/6, LPDDR5/6).
• Troubleshoot and perform failure analysis.
• Prepare schematics and PCB layouts; document designs.

Skills

Server board design

Digital power electronics

Microcontroller

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Hardware design

Digital system design

EDA tools

CAD tools

Orcad

Dx Designer

Schematic capture

Oscilloscopes

PCIe Gen5/6

LPDDR5/6

Tools

Orcad

Dx Designer

EDA tools

CAD Tools

Job description

Position - Sr. Architect (Hardware Design)
Location - San Jose,CA

Key skills: Server Board design, Digital&Power Electronics, Microcontroller, Signal integrity, Power Integrity, Hardware design, Digital System Design, EDA tools, CAD Tools, Orcad, Dx Designer, schematics, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, signal generators, PCIe Gen5/6, LPDDR5/6

8+ years of experience

• Experience in High-performance computing (HPC) ,datacenter application or OCP (open computing platform)
• Experinece in custom silicon, spanning analog, mixed-signal, and digital domains.
• Strong understanding of electronics, signal integrity (SI), power management, and server architecture .
• Good hands on experience on server class of board design consisting of NPU, GPU ,custom hardware blocks with high power and high speed signals.
• Worked on end-to end ecosystem of projects from requirement to final product release (circuit design, prototyping and testing) and maintenance.
• Hands on designing experience in high-speed interface standards PCIe Gen5 or Gen6 , LPDDR5 , USB 3.x, ethernet ,M.2, U.2, CSI,DSI, MCIO's HSIO's
• Proficient in schematic preparation, PCB layout design, and design validation
• Strong understanding of application-specific customization and multi-chip architectures. Focus on chip efficiency, including performance and power optimization.
• Strong knowledge of PCB stack-up definition, controlled impedance routing guidelines for complex stack-ups and topologies
• Hand on experience in board bring up and validation of high speed interfaces. circuit validation, board debugging functional testing , trouble shooting, Failure analysis
• Good hands on experience in instruments like high end oscilloscopes , DMM, power supply , FG, electronic loads etc.)
• Experience in developing detailed schematics and schematic capture using CAD tools
• Expertise on PCB design process, Technical document writing