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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Design Engineer - **Company:** Super Micro Computer, Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $91,000.0 - $105,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Altium Designer, Data Analysis, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Firmware, Hardware Description Language, Hardware Design, OrCAD, Schematic Capture, Server Administration, Signal Integrity, Ripple (payment Protocol), Hardware Infrastructure, Pcb Layout - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18269710?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18269710%2FHardware-Design-Engineer-California-San-Jose ## About the Role * Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Power Electronics, or a closely related field. * Experience: 0-2 years of hardware development experience focusing on board-level power electronics, DC-DC converter design, or server/enterprise hardware platforms., o Solid understanding of switch-mode power supply (SMPS) topologies, including synchronous buck converters, boost circuits, and POL power stages. o Hands-on proficiency with schematic capture and EDA design tools (e.g., Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL / OrCAD Capture, Altium Designer). o Practical laboratory test and measurement skills using digital oscilloscopes, current probes, power meters, and electronic loads. o Familiarity with power management interfaces and buses (e.g., I2C, PMBus, GPIO-based power sequencing). o Basic knowledge of server power architectures, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), and power protection circuitry (OVP, OCP, UVP). * Communication & Collaboration: Self-motivated team player with strong analytical problem-solving skills, structured documentation habits, and effective verbal/written technical communication. ## Description We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Entry-Level Power DC-DC Hardware Engineer to join our server hardware engineering team. In this role, you will assist in the design, schematic capture, layout review, and lab validation of DC-DC power delivery circuits for server platforms. This position is ideal for an early-career engineer or recent graduate eager to build hands-on expertise in server board power architectures and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams., Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned): * Schematic Capture & Circuit Design: Design and capture schematics for server motherboard DC-DC power delivery circuits, point-of-load (POL) regulators, auxiliary power rails, and power management logic. * Component Sizing & Selection: Assist in active and passive component selection (MOSFETs, inductors, buck controllers, capacitors) and calculate power loss, ripple, and thermal margins. * Layout Review & Power Integrity: Work alongside PCB layout engineers to review board placement, routing, and high-current trace geometry to ensure low parasitic inductance, optimal ground return paths, and reliable power distribution. * Bench Bring-Up & Lab Testing: Perform hands-on bring-up, signal verification, and functional characterization of server power rails using oscilloscopes, DC electronic loads, programmable power supplies, and digital multimeters. * Performance Characterization: Execute standard power validation measurements, including power efficiency profiling, voltage ripple/noise, step-load transient response, power-up sequencing, and timing verification. * Cross-Functional Debug & Support: Assist in reproducing, isolating, and solving board- and system-level hardware defects alongside thermal, signal integrity, firmware, and validation teams. * Documentation & Data Analysis: Create and maintain power design documentation, bill of materials (BOMs), test procedures, validation reports, and issue-tracking logs. ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) - [The Billion Dollar Machine: First Time Right.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/393-the-billion-dollar-machine-first-time-right) - [My ongoing quest to code in VR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2080-my-ongoing-quest-to-code-in-vr) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Data Science & more: The Lopez dilemma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/10-data-science-more-the-lopez-dilemma) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)