Lead Hardware Systems Design Engineer

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Work type: On-site
Location: Secaucus, NJ
Salary: $165,600–$248,400 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Oct 15, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

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TL;DR · Lead Hardware Systems Design Engineer

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The Lead Hardware Systems Design Engineer joins the Data Center Platform Engineering Group to lead the architecture, design, validation, and debug of advanced server platforms and complex PCB designs from concept through production. This role involves developing specifications, schematics, and BOMs while driving PCB layout, simulation, and signal or power integrity analysis. The engineer will mentor others, oversee external design partners, and lead system bring-up and hardware issue resolution. Key technical requirements include expertise in analog, digital, and high-speed hardware design, specifically with PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, USB, and SAS/SATA interfaces. The position requires a deep understanding of power delivery architectures and server CPU/GPU platforms to solve technical problems regarding performance, cost, reliability, and schedule for cloud-scale server solutions.

Skills

PCB Design Hardware Design Signal Integrity Power Integrity System Architecture PCIe DDR Ethernet USB SAS/SATA System Bring-up Simulation Power Delivery Architecture

What you'll do

Lead system architecture, hardware design, and board-level implementation for server platforms.
Develop technical specifications, schematics, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and design documentation.
Mentor engineers and oversee work from contractors and external design partners.
Drive PCB layout, design validation, simulation, and signal/power integrity analysis.
Lead system bring-up, validation, debugging, and hardware issue resolution.
Partner with suppliers and manufacturing teams to deliver products on schedule.
Balance technical trade-offs between performance, cost, reliability, and production schedules.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Lead system architecture, hardware design, and board-level implementation for server platforms.
Develop specifications, schematics, BOMs, and design documentation.
Mentor engineers and oversee work from contractors and external design partners.
Drive PCB layout, design validation, simulation, and signal/power integrity analysis.
Lead system bring-up, validation, debugging, and hardware issue resolution.
Expertise in analog, digital, and high-speed hardware design (preferred).
Experience with high-speed interfaces including PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, USB, and SAS/SATA (preferred).

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