Senior Hardware Engineer
Job in
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, 95199, USA
Listed on 2026-09-14
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-14
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Lead end-to-end design, schematic capture, and BOM selection for high-current server motherboard DC-DC power delivery systems
- Design multiphase VRMs, point-of-load regulators, and power management circuits
- Perform component sizing, worst-case stress analysis, power loss calculations, and SOA assessments
- Establish PCB power layer stackup constraints and high-current routing strategies
- Collaborate with CAD/layout engineers on power integrity and EMI compliance
- Direct hardware bring-up, loop stability compensation, dynamic load transient tuning, ripple/noise verification, and power efficiency profiling
- Drive root-cause investigations and failure analysis for board- and system-level power anomalies
- Coordinate with signal integrity, thermal, mechanical, firmware, and validation teams
- Interface with silicon partners and component vendors on custom part evaluations, roadmap alignment, and technical support
- Establish and document internal power design guidelines, review checklists, and validation standards
- Review junior engineers’ schematics and layout artwork and provide technical mentoring
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on hardware engineering experience focused on board-level DC-DC power design and server or enterprise computing hardware
- In-depth expertise in SMPS topologies, including synchronous buck, multiphase buck, boost, and isolated/non-isolated DC-DC converters
- Knowledge of multiphase VR controllers, smart power stages (SPS/DrMos), and digital power telemetry (PMBus, I2C, SVID)
- Proficiency in schematic capture and netlist management tools such as Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL / OrCAD Capture
- Advanced lab skills using high-bandwidth digital oscilloscopes, electronic loads, programmable DC power supplies, and frequency response analyzers
- Understanding of server power architectures, enterprise CPU/GPU/memory power delivery constraints, and fault protection mechanisms (OVP, OCP, UVP, OTP)
- Proven ability to independently drive power hardware projects, resolve high-impact technical blockers, and collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Demonstrates expertise in DC-DC power design for server motherboards, including proficiency in SMPS topologies and power management circuits. Capable of leading hardware projects, conducting thorough analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure power integrity and compliance.
Highest-signal resume keywords- DC-DC Power Design
- SMPS Topologies
- Schematic Capture
- Power Management Circuits
- Hardware Engineering
- Component Sizing
- Power Loss Calculations
- Worst-Case Stress Analysis
- Dynamic Load Transient Tuning
- Ripple/Noise Verification
- Power Efficiency Profiling
- Failure Analysis
- Root-Cause Investigations
- Power Design Guidelines
- Validation Standards
- Technical Mentoring
- Collaboration
- Power Electronics
- Server Power Architectures
- Enterprise Computing Hardware
- Multiphase VR Controllers
- Digital Power Telemetry
- Fault Protection Mechanisms
- Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL
- OrCAD Capture
- High-Bandwidth Digital Oscilloscopes
- Electronic Loads
- Programmable DC Power Supplies
- Frequency Response Analyzers
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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