Platform Hardware Design Engineer
Core
Designs, develops, and delivers complex platform hardware solutions including high-speed PCBs, subsystems, and board-level electrical designs for Intel validation and product development platforms.
Role type
Senior IC platform hardware design engineer
Builds
High-speed printed circuit boards (PCB), subsystems, and platform solutions
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design
Required skills
Schematic capture, complex PCB design, digital/analog/mixed-signal circuit design, high-speed interface implementation, Signal Integrity (SI) analysis, Power Integrity (PI) analysis, board bring-up, hardware debugging, oscilloscope usage, logic analyzer usage
Preferred skills
Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, DDR4/DDR5, USB4, Ethernet, High-speed SerDes, SI/PI simulation tools (Cadence Sigrity, Ansys HFSS, SIwave), Python scripting, FPGA/ASIC knowledge, DFM/DFT methodologies
Technologies
Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, Cadence Sigrity, Ansys HFSS, SIwave, SPICE, PCIe, DDR, USB, Ethernet, FPGA, CPLD, ASIC
Responsibilities
Design and develop complex platform hardware solutions including schematic capture and component selection; Translate platform requirements into detailed electrical specifications and routing constraints; Develop and review high-speed interface implementations; Conduct PCB layout and routing reviews for signal and power integrity; Perform system-level electrical analysis including SI, PI, and timing analysis; Lead board bring-up, validation, and debugging activities; Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance during design reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
