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Principal Electrical Engineer, AI Hardware

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead system-level electrical design and validation for high-volume server hardware, ensuring functionality, performance, and reliability across the development lifecycle.

Role type

Principal Electrical Engineer (AI Hardware/Server Systems)

Builds

High-volume server hardware (compute, storage, networking, accelerators)

Domain

Data Center Infrastructure / High-Performance Computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System-level electrical design, High-speed interface design (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet), Board bring-up and test planning, Hardware debugging and triage, Cross-disciplinary collaboration (thermal, mechanical, firmware, OS), DFT/DFM expertise, Datacenter operations knowledge

Preferred skills

Doctorate in EE/CE, Experience with Windows/Linux OS and BIOS/BMC firmware, Hardware security implementation

Technologies

PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, BIOS, BMC, Linux, Windows

Responsibilities

Lead electrical design execution and detailed specifications, Guide external partners (ODM/OEM) on implementation, Define board and system-level bring-up/test requirements, Execute hardware validation and functional test plans, Lead hardware debugging efforts and issue resolution

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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