High Performance Compute Responsible Engineer
Core
Design and validate high-performance compute hardware (boards) for onboard AI/ML inference and science data processing within the Relay Data Center, owning the hardware from architecture through bring-up.
Role type
Senior IC hardware engineer (high-performance compute boards)
Builds
Custom PCBs with GPU/CPU compute modules, high-speed coherent interconnects, and power delivery networks for space applications
Domain
Aerospace / High-Performance Computing / Hardware Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
High-speed digital PCB design, Power delivery network design, High-speed serial interface design (PCIe Gen 4/5, Ethernet), Hardware bring-up and validation, Signal integrity analysis, Thermal interface requirements definition
Preferred skills
Embedded systems debug, Firmware writing, Radiation awareness and mitigation, COTS hardware for space applications, Thermal management modeling
Technologies
PCIe Gen 4/5, DDR5, HBM, Ethernet, 10 GbE+, BGA, Power Management ICs
Responsibilities
Design compute boards delivering ≥10 TFLOPS, Architect power delivery networks for 500W+ multi-rail designs, Define thermal interface requirements, Design and validate high-speed memory and chip-to-chip links, Lead hardware bringup and board-level validation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC