Staff Server Platform Hardware Architecture
AMD · Bangalore
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<strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. </strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.</span></p> <br><strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><h1 style="margin-top: 12.9pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Staff Server Platform Hardware Architecture </span></h1><h1 style="margin-top: 12.9pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING</span></h1><p style="margin-right: 3.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.</span></p><p style="margin-top: .05pt;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE ROLE:</span></h1><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Function: Principal Member of Technical Staff | Discipline: High Speed Board Design & Server Platform Architecture | Level: Principal / Staff (Senior Individual Contributor) | Location: Bangalore, India | Department: Server Platform Design / System Hardware Engineering</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for an exceptionally skilled and experienced Principal Member of Technical Staff to join our Server platform Hardware Engineering team, specializing in High Speed Board Design. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines deep technical expertise with leadership responsibility across complex, multi-generational hardware programs.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ideal candidate is a seasoned hardware engineer who thrives at the intersection of signal integrity, power integrity, and system-level design — someone who can independently drive technically complex designs from concept to production while also guiding and mentoring the engineers around them.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This role operates at the forefront of hardware innovation, working on high-performance computing platforms, data center solutions, or next-generation semiconductor evaluation and validation systems. The engineer in this role will be expected to define technical direction, establish design methodology, and be the go-to authority for high speed board design challenges across the organization.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE PERSON:</span></h1><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep hardware expertise and collaborative leadership. They are recognised as the go-to authority in platform design — someone who can resolve complex problems that others cannot, while remaining humble enough to mentor and grow the engineers around them.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">They demonstrate full ownership — from concept to production — and approach ambiguous, multi-disciplinary problems with a systematic mindset. They communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, and represent the team with confidence in cross-functional and vendor discussions.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Above all, they have an innovation mindset — constantly looking for better ways to design, review, and validate hardware — and they actively invest in the growth of the engineers around them. They are collaborative across disciplines (SI, firmware, mechanical, test, silicon) and comfortable navigating shifting priorities and new technology domains.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What success looks like:</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the first 6 months: Deep understanding of team programs, tools, and design standards; actively contributing to design reviews and board bring-up; identified at least one methodology improvement opportunity.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Within the first year: Owning one or more high-speed board designs from specification through layout sign-off; recognised as a trusted technical resource; contributed to or defined updated design standards.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Over time: Defining the technical direction for platform architecture within the organisation; producing benchmark designs for quality and reliability; developing the next generation of hardware design engineers on the team.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1 style="margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Technical Design & Execution</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead the end-to-end design of high-speed, high-complexity PCBs including schematic capture, component selection, layout guidance, and design verification</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Design and review high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen 4/5/6, DDR4/5/LPDDR5, USB 3.x, MIPI, SERDES-based interfaces, Ethernet (1G/10G/25G/100G), and other emerging standards</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and own design specifications, interface requirement documents, and schematics for complex multi-layer boards (20+ layers)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define and enforce PCB stack-up, impedance control, and routing rules for high-speed signal integrity compliance</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive board bring-up, debug, and validation activities — capable of independently diagnosing and resolving complex hardware issues</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Perform or guide pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) simulations using industry-standard tools</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with PCB layout engineers to ensure design intent is correctly implemented, performing detailed layout reviews and providing clear, specific guidance</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Architecture & Innovation</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Participate in early-stage architecture definition and feasibility assessment for new platform programs</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate new silicon devices, connectors, memory technologies, and interface standards and assess applicability to upcoming designs</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define reference design guidelines and best practices for high speed board design within the team</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify and propose design improvements that reduce cost, improve reliability, extend product life, or enhance testability</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stay current with industry trends, emerging standards, and evolving EDA tool capabilities</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Technical Leadership & Mentorship</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert (SME) for high speed board design within the team</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level hardware engineers</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead design reviews — both internal and cross-functional — ensuring design quality, manufacturability, and compliance with system requirements</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with cross-functional teams including signal integrity engineers, firmware engineers, mechanical designers, and test engineers</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Represent the hardware design team in technical discussions with silicon vendors, EDA tool vendors, PCB fabricators, and assembly partners</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Process & Quality</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define and maintain design standards, checklists, and review processes for high speed board design</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Champion design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), and design for reliability (DFR) practices</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive continuous improvement in design methodology, tool flows, and review processes</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support sustaining engineering activities including ECO management, alternate component qualification, and product improvements</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1 style="margin-top: 13.8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deep expertise in high-speed interface design: PCIe (Gen 4/5 minimum), DDR4/DDR5, USB 3.x, SERDES-based interfaces</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong hands-on experience with signal integrity analysis — pre/post layout simulation, eye diagram analysis, impedance modeling, crosstalk analysis</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong hands-on experience with power integrity analysis — PDN design, decoupling strategy, VRM placement, DC/AC analysis</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in schematic capture tools — Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Mentor PADS, or equivalent industry tools</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Practical experience guiding PCB layout engineers — routing rules, layer stack-up, via structures, differential pair routing, length matching, and return path management</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with board bring-up and hardware debug — oscilloscope, logic analyzer, VNA, TDR, BERT, and protocol analyzers</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and compliance requirements (FCC, CE, etc.)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understanding of thermal design considerations for high-power components</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of manufacturing processes — DFM, IPC standards, Gerber review, assembly and test</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>PREFERRED / BONUS SKILLS</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with FPGA-based boards (Xilinx/AMD or Intel FPGA integration)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exposure to high-speed optical or SerDes interfaces at 112G or beyond</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with OCP/DC-SCM, OpenBMC, IPMI, or data center platform standards</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with RTL or firmware development for hardware validation or embedded systems</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with mechanical design tools (ECAD-MCAD co-design)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exposure to AI/ML-based EDA tools or automation of design review and verification processes</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience in JTAG infrastructure design and boundary scan methodology</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>EXPERIENCE</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">15+ years of hands-on experience in PCB hardware design, with a strong focus on high-speed digital systems</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience designing complex, multi-layer PCBs (16+ layers) for high-performance computing, server, networking, or semiconductor test and evaluation platforms</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven track record of successfully delivering hardware designs from concept through mass production or customer deployment</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related field (preferred)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (preferred / desired)</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">LOCATION:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bangalore, India</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Department: Server Platform Design / System Hardware Engineering</span></li></ul> <br><strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Benefits offered are described: </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/careers/benefits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMD benefits at a glance</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.</span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/legal/responsible-ai-use-policy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">This posting is for an existing vacancy.</span></em></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Benefits offered are described: </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/careers/benefits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMD benefits at a glance</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.</span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/legal/responsible-ai-use-policy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">This posting is for an existing vacancy.</span></em></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top: 12.9pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Staff Server Platform Hardware Architecture </span></h1><h1 style="margin-top: 12.9pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING</span></h1><p style="margin-right: 3.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.</span></p><p style="margin-top: .05pt;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE ROLE:</span></h1><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Function: Principal Member of Technical Staff | Discipline: High Speed Board Design & Server Platform Architecture | Level: Principal / Staff (Senior Individual Contributor) | Location: Bangalore, India | Department: Server Platform Design / System Hardware Engineering</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for an exceptionally skilled and experienced Principal Member of Technical Staff to join our Server platform Hardware Engineering team, specializing in High Speed Board Design. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines deep technical expertise with leadership responsibility across complex, multi-generational hardware programs.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ideal candidate is a seasoned hardware engineer who thrives at the intersection of signal integrity, power integrity, and system-level design — someone who can independently drive technically complex designs from concept to production while also guiding and mentoring the engineers around them.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This role operates at the forefront of hardware innovation, working on high-performance computing platforms, data center solutions, or next-generation semiconductor evaluation and validation systems. The engineer in this role will be expected to define technical direction, establish design methodology, and be the go-to authority for high speed board design challenges across the organization.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE PERSON:</span></h1><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep hardware expertise and collaborative leadership. They are recognised as the go-to authority in platform design — someone who can resolve complex problems that others cannot, while remaining humble enough to mentor and grow the engineers around them.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">They demonstrate full ownership — from concept to production — and approach ambiguous, multi-disciplinary problems with a systematic mindset. They communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, and represent the team with confidence in cross-functional and vendor discussions.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Above all, they have an innovation mindset — constantly looking for better ways to design, review, and validate hardware — and they actively invest in the growth of the engineers around them. They are collaborative across disciplines (SI, firmware, mechanical, test, silicon) and comfortable navigating shifting priorities and new technology domains.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What success looks like:</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the first 6 months: Deep understanding of team programs, tools, and design standards; actively contributing to design reviews and board bring-up; identified at least one methodology improvement opportunity.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Within the first year: Owning one or more high-speed board designs from specification through layout sign-off; recognised as a trusted technical resource; contributed to or defined updated design standards.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 1.25pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Over time: Defining the technical direction for platform architecture within the organisation; producing benchmark designs for quality and reliability; developing the next generation of hardware design engineers on the team.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1 style="margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Technical Design & Execution</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead the end-to-end design of high-speed, high-complexity PCBs including schematic capture, component selection, layout guidance, and design verification</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Design and review high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen 4/5/6, DDR4/5/LPDDR5, USB 3.x, MIPI, SERDES-based interfaces, Ethernet (1G/10G/25G/100G), and other emerging standards</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and own design specifications, interface requirement documents, and schematics for complex multi-layer boards (20+ layers)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define and enforce PCB stack-up, impedance control, and routing rules for high-speed signal integrity compliance</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive board bring-up, debug, and validation activities — capable of independently diagnosing and resolving complex hardware issues</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Perform or guide pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) simulations using industry-standard tools</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with PCB layout engineers to ensure design intent is correctly implemented, performing detailed layout reviews and providing clear, specific guidance</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Architecture & Innovation</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Participate in early-stage architecture definition and feasibility assessment for new platform programs</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate new silicon devices, connectors, memory technologies, and interface standards and assess applicability to upcoming designs</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define reference design guidelines and best practices for high speed board design within the team</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify and propose design improvements that reduce cost, improve reliability, extend product life, or enhance testability</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stay current with industry trends, emerging standards, and evolving EDA tool capabilities</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Technical Leadership & Mentorship</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert (SME) for high speed board design within the team</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level hardware engineers</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead design reviews — both internal and cross-functional — ensuring design quality, manufacturability, and compliance with system requirements</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with cross-functional teams including signal integrity engineers, firmware engineers, mechanical designers, and test engineers</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Represent the hardware design team in technical discussions with silicon vendors, EDA tool vendors, PCB fabricators, and assembly partners</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Process & Quality</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define and maintain design standards, checklists, and review processes for high speed board design</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Champion design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), and design for reliability (DFR) practices</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive continuous improvement in design methodology, tool flows, and review processes</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support sustaining engineering activities including ECO management, alternate component qualification, and product improvements</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1 style="margin-top: 13.8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deep expertise in high-speed interface design: PCIe (Gen 4/5 minimum), DDR4/DDR5, USB 3.x, SERDES-based interfaces</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong hands-on experience with signal integrity analysis — pre/post layout simulation, eye diagram analysis, impedance modeling, crosstalk analysis</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong hands-on experience with power integrity analysis — PDN design, decoupling strategy, VRM placement, DC/AC analysis</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in schematic capture tools — Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Mentor PADS, or equivalent industry tools</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Practical experience guiding PCB layout engineers — routing rules, layer stack-up, via structures, differential pair routing, length matching, and return path management</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with board bring-up and hardware debug — oscilloscope, logic analyzer, VNA, TDR, BERT, and protocol analyzers</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with EMI/EMC design practices and compliance requirements (FCC, CE, etc.)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understanding of thermal design considerations for high-power components</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of manufacturing processes — DFM, IPC standards, Gerber review, assembly and test</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>PREFERRED / BONUS SKILLS</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with FPGA-based boards (Xilinx/AMD or Intel FPGA integration)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exposure to high-speed optical or SerDes interfaces at 112G or beyond</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with OCP/DC-SCM, OpenBMC, IPMI, or data center platform standards</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with RTL or firmware development for hardware validation or embedded systems</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with mechanical design tools (ECAD-MCAD co-design)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exposure to AI/ML-based EDA tools or automation of design review and verification processes</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience in JTAG infrastructure design and boundary scan methodology</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>EXPERIENCE</strong></span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">15+ years of hands-on experience in PCB hardware design, with a strong focus on high-speed digital systems</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience designing complex, multi-layer PCBs (16+ layers) for high-performance computing, server, networking, or semiconductor test and evaluation platforms</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven track record of successfully delivering hardware designs from concept through mass production or customer deployment</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related field (preferred)</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (preferred / desired)</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">LOCATION:</span></h1><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bangalore, India</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Department: Server Platform Design / System Hardware Engineering</span></li></ul>
Collected experience requirement
15+ years