Senior Hardware Engineer


San Jose
Permanent
$111,300 - $178,200 USD a year
Engineering
PR/616305_1793038297
Senior Hardware Engineer
About the Opportunity
Join a leading semiconductor test and automation organization developing next-generation hardware platforms for the memory industry. This is a highly visible engineering role with ownership of complex board-level hardware systems supporting advanced DRAM and Flash memory applications. You'll help drive architecture, development, and product execution from concept through customer release while working alongside a collaborative team of experienced hardware engineers.
What You'll Do
  • Own board-level design for large-scale, multi-board hardware systems
  • Lead hardware development from concept through design, validation, manufacturing, and release
  • Design high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based circuitry
  • Drive hardware architecture decisions aligned with product and customer requirements
  • Apply signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) principles to ensure robust designs
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and perform root cause analysis
  • Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to develop scalable hardware solutions
  • Serve as a technical leader and mentor to junior engineers
  • Support customer-facing technical discussions and escalations
What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years of hardware design experience
  • Proven ownership of products from concept through production
  • Experience designing high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based hardware
  • Experience with DDR, PCIe, USB, SerDes, or similar high-speed interfaces
  • Understanding of PCB design, signal integrity, power integrity, thermal, and mechanical considerations
  • Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
  • Experience working across multifunctional engineering teams
  • Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership
Why This Role
  • Design cutting-edge semiconductor test hardware
  • Significant technical ownership and influence
  • Full product lifecycle exposure
  • Highly collaborative engineering environment
  • Opportunity to mentor and grow into larger technical leadership responsibilities
  • Direct impact on next-generation memory technologies

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