Role: Sr Board Design Engineer

Location: Austin, TX

Type: Long Term Contract

Key Responsibilities:

1. Board Design and Development:

• Design and develop high-complexity server boards, including processor boards, power delivery subsystems, and peripheral interface cards.
• Create detailed schematic designs and guide PCB layout to ensure signal integrity and thermal management.

2. Design Validation and Debug:

• Validate board designs through simulations (hyperlynx, sigrity, SI wave) and physical testing (Board bring up, functional testing) to ensure functionality and performance meet AMD’s standards.
• Debug hardware issues and provide root cause analysis and solutions.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment – Oscilloscope , Power meters, DMM, Protocol analyzer etc.,

3. Collaboration and Documentation:

• Work with silicon, firmware, and manufacturing teams to align board designs with product specifications.
• Generate detailed design documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test plans, to support manufacturing and production teams.

4. Signal Integrity and Power Analysis:

• Perform signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal analysis on board designs.
• Optimize designs to meet performance, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.

5. Design for Manufacturing (DFM):

• Work closely with PCB fabricators and assembly houses to ensure designs are manufacturable at scale.
• Review and incorporate DFM feedback into board designs.

Qualifications:

1. Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in board design for high-performance computing or server products.

2. Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in schematic capture tools (e.g., OrCAD, Cadence Allegro Design Entry).
• Expertise in PCB layout tools (e.g., Cadence Allegro PCB Editor).
• Strong understanding of high-speed signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal design principles.
• Familiarity with interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, NVMe, USB, and high-speed serial links.
• Experience with system-level debug tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Knowledge of power delivery network design and voltage regulator module selection.

3. Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.