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# Staff Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Designworks NY LLC
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Hardware Design, Software Deployment, AI Infrastructure, Hardware Testing, AI Platforms, Hardware Acceleration, Physical Design
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-hardware-design-engineer-bellevue-wa--2af28189-3fb2-46cd-9347-5ce946d40335

## About the Role

Hardware Design, Technical/Engineering Design, Computer Engineering, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligence Agencies, Automation, Team Player, Machine Tool, Startup, * Extensive experience designing GPU-based servers, rack infrastructure, or large-scale compute platforms.

 * Deep knowledge of GPU server architecture and vendor reference designs, particularly NVIDIA and AMD ecosystems.
 * Experience working directly with ODMs and OEM partners to design, customize, qualify, and manufacture production hardware.
 * Strong understanding of rack-level infrastructure, including power, cooling, airflow, mechanical integration, cable management, and serviceability.
 * Experience supporting hyperscale cloud, AI infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale data center environments.
 * Ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs across performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.
 * Comfortable operating as a senior technical leader within a fast-moving, high-growth engineering organization., * Experience designing infrastructure supporting AI training clusters or large-scale inference platforms.
 * Experience with liquid cooling technologies, high-density rack deployments, or advanced thermal management.
 * Familiarity with multiple GPU generations and evolving accelerator technologies.
 * Background designing hardware platforms for cloud providers, hyperscalers, or AI infrastructure companies.
 * Experience influencing long-term hardware architecture and infrastructure strategy.

## Description

As one of the earliest infrastructure engineers on the team, you'll own the physical design of GPU servers and rack-scale systems that form the foundation of a rapidly expanding AI platform. Working closely with GPU vendors, ODMs/OEMs, data center engineering, networking, and operations teams, you'll drive hardware architecture from concept through deployment while influencing future infrastructure strategy.

This is a highly visible individual contributor role with broad ownership and the opportunity to shape hardware standards for a rapidly growing AI infrastructure organization.

What You'll Do

 * Lead the design and configuration of GPU servers and rack-scale infrastructure using vendor reference architectures from NVIDIA, AMD, and emerging AI hardware providers.
 * Partner closely with ODMs and OEMs to develop, validate, and optimize custom hardware platforms for production deployment.
 * Own rack-level architecture, including mechanical layout, power distribution, thermal design, cable management, serviceability, and deployment standards.
 * Evaluate new GPU platforms, server technologies, and hardware innovations to determine their suitability for next-generation AI workloads.
 * Collaborate with data center engineering, networking, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration across facilities and production environments.
 * Balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, scalability, and total cost of ownership when designing infrastructure solutions.
 * Support hardware validation, qualification, and production readiness for large-scale deployments.
 * Help establish engineering standards, hardware specifications, and design best practices as the infrastructure organization grows.