Sr. Hardware Design Engineer
Designs in-house server motherboards, add-on cards, and backplanes at Supermicro — creating specs and schematics, checking PCB layouts, building BOMs, and debugging/testing boards through manufacturing transfer. Requires 5+ years of X86 server board design with tools like OrCAD/Allegro and Concept HDL.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chungho, Taiwan, TW
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Hardware
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BSEE/MSEE with 5+ years of hands-on hardware design experience in X86 Server/Workstation/Storage motherboard design
- Knowledge of high-speed circuit design and voltage regulator circuit design
- In-depth knowledge of PCB layout, OrCAD/Allegro tools, circuit design, and PCB structure
- Proficiency in design tools OrCAD/Allegro or Concept HDL
- Familiar with digital scope and high-speed bus measurement
- Ability to work independently and efficiently to achieve design goals with quality and fast time-to-market
- Excellent organizational skills, problem-solving capability, and ability to adapt and learn new concepts and technologies
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced environment
Full description
Job Req ID: 28983
About Supermicro:
Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
Job Summary:
As a global leader in networking solution innovation, Super Micro Computer's mission is to develop and provide the market with end-to end computing solution and high performance networking products. We have an immediate need for a Hardware Design Engineer to join our talented and bright design team. The candidate will play a key role in the development process of in-house server motherboards, by working collaboratively with cross-functional engineering team as well as outside partners to ensure the robust design of the boards. The candidate must be self-motivated and possess a strong will to do great things, with a result-driven mindset to develop the most competitive and endurance board products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating specifications, design schemes, and project functional blocks, correctly selecting parts and vendors, testing equipment for new projects, and modifying/enhancing existing designs.
- Responsible for schematics captures, layout check, BOM creation, and debugging and testing of server board/add-on card/backplane products.
- Collaborate with validation engineers and labs to discover and solve any quality-related issues of designs in the early stages.
- Create fluent technical documentation including product specifications, layout instructions, test procedures, etc.
- Set up testing environment, resolve complicated issues, and work on critical engineering problems.
- Ensure product conforms to engineering specifications and regulatory and customer performance expectations.
- Transfer products to manufacturing with clear documentation and help C.M. and technical support to solve problems.
Qualifications:
- BSEE/MSEE with 5+ years of hardware design hands-on experience in X86 Server/Workstation/Storage motherboard design.
- Knowledge of high-speed circuit design and voltage regular circuit design.
- In-depth knowledge of PCB layout, OrCAD/Allegro tools, circuit design, and PCB structure.
- Proficiency in design tools OrCAD/Allegro or Concept HDL.