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# Senior Hardware Engineer - AI & Server Compute Design

- **Company:** Tech Data
- **Location:** Fremont, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $214,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Microprocessors, Ethernet, Firmware, Hardware Design, PCI Express, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://synnex.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/hyvecareers/job/Fremont-California-United-States/Senior-Hardware-Engineer---AI---Server-Compute-Design_R56964-1

## About the Role

* Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
 * Experience: 10+ years of hardware design experience, including board- and system-level engineering, with proven ownership of high-performance server or GPU/accelerator designs from concept through production. Direct experience with Hyperscalers or large cloud providers strongly preferred.
 * Technical expertise: Deep understanding of high-speed interfaces (PCIe Gen5/6, CXL, NVLink, Ethernet), power delivery net
 * works, SI/PDN design, thermal considerations, and complex multi-board systems; demonstrated success leading EVT/DVT/PVT validation and manufacturing ramp.
 * Systems thinking: Ability to architect and debug complex interactions across CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, system fabrics, firmware, and rack-level ecosystems.
 * Communication: Expert at working across multi-functional teams, influencing without authority, and representing engineering decisions to technical leaders and executives.

Compensation: $214,000 to $220,000 depending on location and experience

## Description

* Lead board- and system-level hardware design. Own schematic design, layout direction, component selection, and board bring-up for GPU head nodes and compute servers, including power delivery, high-speed signaling, and management subsystems.
 * Translate requirements into architecture. Partner directly with Hyperscalers to convert system-level and hardware requirements into executable engineering specifications and platform architectures.
 * Drive full product lifecycle execution. Lead designs through EVT, DVT, and PVT phases, including signal-integrity/power-integrity analysis, design reviews, and risk assessment, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
 * Support manufacturing ramp and deployment. Collaborate with Operations, MFG, and Quality teams to scale from prototype to high-volume production, and support datacenter deployment with rapid issue triage and corrective action.
 * Provide technical leadership. Mentor engineers, establish best-practice workflows for schematic reviews, documentation, and validation, and lead complex root-cause debug across hardware, firmware, and system-integration domains.