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# Systems Design Engineer

- **Company:** Mythics, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Altium Designer, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Hardware Design, Signal Integrity, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-systems-design-engineer-mythic-8295216

## About the Role

* Significant experience in hardware or board-level design
 * Strong background in high-speed digital design and power delivery
 * Experience designing and bringing up complex PCBs
 * Familiarity with PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence, or similar)
 * Understanding of package-to-board interactions and system-level constraints
 * Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
 * Strong engineering judgment and attention to detail
 * Experience working with external vendors (PCB, OSAT)
 * Builder mindset: you do not wait for perfect requirements - you create working systems, * Experience with AI/ML hardware or high-performance compute platforms
 * Exposure to multi-die or chiplet-based systems
 * Familiarity with thermal and mechanical considerations in hardware design
 * Experience supporting hardware through bring-up and early production

## Description

This is not a maintenance role. This is a build role.

We want someone who can take evolving silicon capabilities, incomplete requirements, and system-level constraints and turn them into robust, manufacturable hardware designs. You will play a critical role in defining how Mythic delivers usable hardware platforms to customers and partners.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-ownership environments and wants to work across silicon, integration, and manufacturing to build high-quality hardware systems. You should be equally comfortable designing boards, working with external vendors, and supporting bring-up and debug.

What you'll own

 * Own design and development of reference boards and hardware platforms
 * Translate silicon capabilities into practical, high-quality system designs
 * Drive schematic design and guide PCB layout (internally or with external partners)
 * Own key hardware subsystems including power delivery, high-speed interfaces, and clocking
 * Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system robustness
 * Define and incorporate package-level constraints into board design
 * Partner with OSATs and manufacturing vendors to ensure smooth package-to-board integration
 * Support board bring-up and collaborate on debugging system-level issues
 * Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and readiness for prototype and production builds
 * Work closely with integration, product, test, and packaging teams to ensure successful system deployment
This role ensures Mythic's silicon can be transformed into robust, manufacturable, and deployable customer-ready hardware platforms.


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