Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer, AI Accelerators
Core
Design and develop motherboards, add-in cards, and modules for Qualcomm AI System on Chips (SoC) and System in Package (SIP) for rack-level AI inference solutions in liquid-cooled data centers.
Role type
Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer (AI Accelerators)
Builds
Rack-level AI inference solutions, servers, and networking switches
Domain
Data Center Hardware / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
PCIe Gen5/6 design, high-speed serial I/O (6–10+ Gbps), signal integrity analysis, thermal management, power delivery (PDUs, VRMs, PMICs), PCB layout (8–20+ layers), ODM collaboration, firmware integration, regulatory compliance testing
Preferred skills
Master's degree in EE/CE, 10+ years hardware engineering experience, 4+ years circuit design, 4+ years schematic capture/simulation, 4+ years hardware measurement instruments
Technologies
Cadence Allegro, Mentor Expedition, SPICE, JTAG, PCIe, LPDDR4x/5x, DDR4/5, 200/400/800 GbE, BMC
Responsibilities
Lead schematics design, PCB layouts, and design reviews; Co-develop functional specifications for systems and rack-level architectures; Collaborate with ODMs on customer-specific hardware requirements; Resolve architecture and design issues across system, card, and rack levels; Assist in bring-up and debugging of hardware systems; Provide technical oversight of factory and manufacturing processes; Coordinate across multiple development sites and ODM partners; Travel to support rack-level solution deployment and validation
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC
