Senior Staff Hardware Qualification Engineer

As a Senior Staff Hardware Qualification Engineer, you will be the final gatekeeper of quality and reliability for our next-generation AI compute platforms. This is a high-impact, technical leadership role responsible for defining the qualification strategies that ensure our hardware-from ASIC substrates to Rack scale systems - can withstand the rigorous demands of 24/7 data center environments. You will bridge the gap between design and mass production, ensuring that “cutting edge” doesn’t mean “fragile.”, * Qualification Strategy: Define and execute comprehensive HW qualification plans (EVT/DVT/PVT) for complex AI accelerator systems, including PCIe cards OAM modules and chassis systems.

• Stress & Reliability Testing: Lead the implementation of HALT/HASS, thermal cycling, humidity, and vibration testing to identify marginalities in high-power ASIC designs.
• Signal & Power Integrity Validation: Provide senior-level oversight for the validation of high-speed SerDes (112G/224G/PCIe), LPDDR, CoWOS designs, and complex PDN (Power Delivery Network) transients.
• Failure Analysis (FA): Drive root-cause analysis for complex system-level failures, utilizing tools like X-ray, CT scan, and SEM/EDX to distinguish between design flaws, manufacturing defects, and material fatigue.
• Interconnect Reliability: Specifically oversee the qualification of high-bandwidth interconnects (NVLink/UALink equivalents) and PCIe Gen5/6 link stability.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Work directly with Design, Thermal, and Firmware teams to implement hardware fixes based on qualification data.
• Vendor Management: Partner with CMs (Contract Manufacturers) and JDMs to align on test methodologies and production outgoing quality limits (OQL).

Computer Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Memory Hardware, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Architecture, ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), Technical Leadership, Network Operations Center, Mass Production, Computer Systems, * Education: BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Reliability Engineering.

• Experience: 12+ years in hardware qualification or reliability, specifically with high-performance computing (HPC), servers, or networking hardware.
• Technical Depth: Mastery of JEDEC, IPC, and Telcordia standards for hardware reliability.
• Diagnostic Skills: Expert-level experience with high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and environmental chambers.
• Statistical Proficiency: Strong command of statistical methods (Weibull analysis, DOE, and JMP/Minitab) to predict product life cycles and failure rates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience qualifying Air andLiquid Cooling components (CDUs, cold plates, leak detection) for high-TDP AI systems.
• Background in ASIC/Package-level reliability, including electromigration and Thermal Stress Analysis.
• Familiarity with Python or LabVIEW for automating complex test sequences.

Join d-Matrix and help build the future of AI inference. We’ve pioneered a memory-centric architecture that brings compute directly into memory, making AI faster, more energy efficient, and accessible on a global scale. From chips and software to rack-scale systems, our team is tackling some of AI infrastructure’s hardest challenges - and shipping breakthrough technology today. If you want to create what comes next and help make infinite inference possible, we’d love to hear from you.

Our culture is built on respect, collaboration, and direct communication. We value humility, we believe our different perspectives lead to better solutions, and we’re looking for people who are driven by execution and energized by hard problems.