Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer

Mythic•Austin, TX

About The Position

Mythic is building next-generation AI hardware platforms that require tight integration between silicon, packaging, and system design. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer to own and drive the design and implementation of our reference boards and hardware platforms. This is not a maintenance role. This is a build role. We want someone who can take evolving silicon capabilities, incomplete requirements, and system-level constraints and turn them into robust, manufacturable hardware designs. You will play a critical role in defining how Mythic delivers usable hardware platforms to customers and partners. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-ownership environments and wants to work across silicon, integration, and manufacturing to build high-quality hardware systems. You should be equally comfortable designing boards, working with external vendors, and supporting bring-up and debug. This role ensures Mythic’s silicon can be transformed into robust, manufacturable, and deployable customer-ready hardware platforms.

Requirements

Significant experience in hardware or board-level design
Strong background in high-speed digital design and power delivery
Experience designing and bringing up complex PCBs
Familiarity with PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence, or similar)
Understanding of package-to-board interactions and system-level constraints
Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Strong engineering judgment and attention to detail
Experience working with external vendors (PCB, OSAT)
Builder mindset: you do not wait for perfect requirements — you create working systems

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI/ML hardware or high-performance compute platforms
Exposure to multi-die or chiplet-based systems
Familiarity with thermal and mechanical considerations in hardware design
Experience supporting hardware through bring-up and early production

Responsibilities

Own design and development of reference boards and hardware platforms
Translate silicon capabilities into practical, high-quality system designs
Drive schematic design and guide PCB layout (internally or with external partners)
Own key hardware subsystems including power delivery, high-speed interfaces, and clocking
Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system robustness
Define and incorporate package-level constraints into board design
Partner with OSATs and manufacturing vendors to ensure smooth package-to-board integration
Support board bring-up and collaborate on debugging system-level issues
Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and readiness for prototype and production builds
Work closely with integration, product, test, and packaging teams to ensure successful system deployment