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# Senior Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Unigen Corporation
- **Location:** Newark, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Analog Electronics, Software Debugging, Firmware, Hardware Design, PCI Express, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, System Testing, Scripting, Deep Learning, Data Management
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=103ff3246a800efa

## About the Role

Do you have experience in System testing?, * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.

 * 10+ years of experience as electrical engineer designing high speed digital and analog circuitry on complex high density printed circuit board.
 * 5+ years of experience in designing high density boards with fine pitch components and high-density connectors, including expertise in high-speed interfaces such as DDR4, DDR5, PCIe Gen5/6 and microcontrollers and processors.
 * Hand-on experience accomplishing system level validation in complex hardware/software environment.
 * Strong hand-on debugging skills across system, firmware and hardware domains.
 * Proficiency with scripting/programming in python, C or similar languages and understanding product validation methodologies, such as EVT and DVT.

Preferred Qualifications

 * DDR4/5 modules, SSD and enterprise storage products design and validation experience.
 * Strong understanding of high speed SERDES, equalization technology and PCIe protocols.
 * Strong debugging experience using lab tools such as protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
 * Mentoring experience or technical leadership in validation team.
 * Familiarity with industry certifications, compatibility testing and qualification processes.
 * Proficient in collaborating with teams and suppliers to deliver quality products on tights schedules.

## Description

* Accelerator System Design: Architect and implement high-density printed circuit board (PCB) for AI accelerator carrier cards, high-performance host boards, and deep-learning infrastructure.
 * Design & Architecture: Own full-lifecycle schematic capture and design optimization for high-density, complex printed circuit boards.
 * High-Speed Interface Engineering: Implement, simulate, and optimize high-speed digital and analog circuits using interfaces like DDR4, DDR5, and PCIe Gen 5/6.
 * Power & Signal Integrity: Define and optimize robust board-level power distribution networks (PDN) capable of managing massive, transient current steps driven by modern AI logic gates.

 * Thermal & Mechanical Reviews: Conduct joint architecture studies with thermal and mechanical engineers to balance extreme compute thermal dissipation with mechanical envelope constraints.

 * Validation & Lab Bring-Up: Lead the hands-on bring-up, diagnostic debugging, and physical validation of complex pre-production accelerator hardware systems.
 * Yield & Reliability Management: Drive root-cause analyses on structural anomalies discovered during test phases, applying corrective iterations to guarantee target field reliability inside hyperscale deployments.


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