Principal Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The Principal Electrical Engineer provides technical leadership in designing and debugging cloud compute server systems and related PCB products, including add-on cards, front panels, and IO backplanes. The role makes decisions about specifications, design, bills of materials, PCB materials qualification, validation, and production support, guiding products from early concept through production launch. The engineer leads cross-functional and engineering teams, oversees internal and supplier design work, and ensures board designs meet physical, electrical, quality, cost, and schedule requirements. The role also supports system bring-up and debugging, production test definition, and coordination with suppliers and contractors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 12 or more years of experience directly related to the design and debugging of computer-related PCB boards; the posting also specifies 10 or more years for candidates with a master’s degree.
- Skill in analog and digital design.
- Skill in high-speed bus interface design.
- Knowledge of high-speed PCB layout design.
- Strong ability to debug high-speed designs and signal integrity issues.
- Knowledge of power distribution techniques and x-86 processor system architecture.
- Ability to implement high-speed serial buses (SAS/SATA, PCIe, USB) and/or high-speed parallel buses (DDR2/3), and CPU front-side bus.
- Skill in feature and cost trade-off analysis.
- Ability to create specifications and design guides.
- Strong leadership, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams in developing system-level architectures and board-level implementations from early product concept through production launch.
- Prepare specifications, bills of materials, designs, and schematic entries; supervise design work by junior engineers and external suppliers.
- Set PCB layout guidelines and supervise Layout Engineers to ensure physical and electrical requirements are met.
- Analyze designs with simulation tools and perform calculations to verify conformance to design requirements.
- Lead and mentor layout, system bring-up, and debug teams.
- Work with suppliers, contractors, and principal design engineers to deliver products on time and with high quality.
- Specify production test methods and limits.
- Balance cost, performance, quality, and schedule, and supervise international and domestic engineering teams.
Benefits
- Performance-based annual bonus eligibility.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous match mentioned in the role description.
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
- Parental leave and family care support programs.
- Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities.
- Matching gifts and volunteer programs.
- Paid time off (PTO).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
