Staff Hardware Design Engineer

$170,000 - $192,000/Yr

Supermicro - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Supermicro Computer's Hardware Designing team is seeking an experienced Staff Hardware Design Engineer with extensive board design knowledge to contribute to the design and development of motherboards, which are core components of our server products. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to design high-performance and cutting-edge motherboards that are fundamental to our data center products. The Hardware Design Engineer will also provide strong leadership and mentorship to ensure the team excels under their guidance. The responsibilities of this position include collaborating with the Product Manager to optimize product specifications and analyze technical feasibility. The engineer will be responsible for schematic capture, layout checking, BOM generation, and debugging and testing of server motherboards, add-on cards, and backplane products. Additionally, the engineer will work with layout engineers, validation engineers, software engineers, firmware engineers, product engineers, and other teams to identify and resolve engineering issues early in the design process, ensuring and enhancing product quality. The role also requires preparing technical documentation, including product specifications, layout instructions, and test procedures. The engineer will ensure that products conform to engineering specifications, EMC and energy regulations, and customer performance expectations. Furthermore, they will provide clear documentation and strong technical support to contract manufacturers and the production department during product sampling and production stages. The engineer will also support the Technical Support Team and Field Application Engineers to ensure quality throughout the entire product life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Manager to optimize product specification and analyze technical feasibility.
• Responsible for schematics capture, layout checking, BOM generation, and debugging and testing of server motherboards, add-on cards, and backplane products.
• Collaborate with layout engineers, validation engineers, software engineers, firmware engineers, product engineers, and other teams to discover and solve engineering issues early in the design process.
• Prepare technical documentation including product specifications, layout instructions, and test procedures.
• Ensure products conform to engineering specifications, EMC and energy regulations, and customer performance expectations.
• Provide clear documentation and strong technical support to contract manufacturers and production department during product sampling and production stages.
• Support Technical Support Team and Field Application Engineers to ensure quality throughout the entire product life cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering preferred; Master's degree is strongly desirable.
• Minimum 12 years of experience working with PCB design or layout experience is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of circuit design (digital, analog, power) and PCB layout.
• Hands-on experience with lab oscilloscopes and debugging skills.
• Strong communication, written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience in PCB design for enterprise networking servers is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organizational skills and problem-solving capability.
• Self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with enterprise networking servers.
• Familiarity with energy regulations and EMC standards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• Participation in bonus and equity award programs.