Senior Hardware Engineer

Akamai•Cambridge, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Hardware Engineering team designs, qualifies, and scales the server platforms that power Akamai Cloud. We partner closely with OEM/ODM manufacturers to deliver reliable, efficient, and secure platforms from concept through global deployment. You will develop new server platforms optimized for cloud workloads, and GPU-accelerated configurations for AI inference. You will be at the forefront of the server lifecycle managing architecture, design for manufacturability, bring-up, validation, and release ensuring our platforms meet demanding performance, cost, and reliability targets.

Requirements

Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field
Have a foundation in server architecture and board-level design/debug. Comfortable with low-level buses and tools (IC, SPI, UART, oscilloscopes).
Have practical experience with platform validation (power/thermal, signal integrity, storage and PCIe/NVMe qualification, system stress).
Be proficient in Linux and scripting (Python, Bash). Ability to automate tests, parse logs, and build data-driven reports.
Have a track record of vendor management. Translating requirements into clear specifications, negotiating trade-offs, and holding partners accountable to schedule and quality.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including being comfortable speaking in a group setting

Responsibilities

Owning platform development for compute and GPU servers.
Defining requirements, review schematics/layouts, guide DFM, and drive platform NPI from EVT DVT PVT MP.
Leading bring-up and debug of boards and systems (power, thermal, storage, networking, manageability)
Developing and execute validation plans, root-cause issues across HW/FW/SW.
Collaborating with partners (OEM/ODM, silicon, and component suppliers) to develop platform configurations that balance performance, efficiency, supply continuity, and TCO.
Managing component firmware/BIOS/OpenBMC feature sets (performance/power/thermal, secure boot, provisioning, telemetry)
Qualifying key technologies: PCIe Gen5/Gen6 GPUs, CPUs, NICs, DPUs, NVMe drives, DRAM.
Designing and validating GPU platforms including PCIe/NVLink/UALink topologies, power/thermal envelopes, and reliability considerations for GPUs.