Sr Designer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead schematic capture, PCB architecture definition, component selection, and board-level design activities for server and storage products.
• Develop robust power distribution networks (PDN) and power sequencing solutions.
• Ensure designs meet electrical, thermal, manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Design And Validate High-speed Interfaces Including:
• PCIe (Gen4/Gen5 and beyond)
• SAS (12G/24G)
• SATA
• NVMe over PCIe
• Ethernet interfaces (10G/25G/40G/100G/400G)
• DDR4 and DDR5 memory interfaces
• High-speed backplane and SERDES-based interconnects
• Perform Design Reviews Focused On:
• Controlled impedance implementation
• Differential pair routing
• Length matching
• Return path continuity
• Crosstalk mitigation
• Via optimization and stub reduction
• Power integrity and noise management
• Chassis-Level Integration:
• Collaborate with chassis, mechanical, and thermal teams to ensure successful integration within dense server and storage enclosures.
• Evaluate board placement, connector strategies, airflow constraints, serviceability requirements, and manufacturability.
• Support architecture decisions that balance performance, reliability, cost, and mechanical constraints.
• Design Reviews & Technical Leadership:
• Lead cross-functional engineering reviews.
• Develop and maintain PCB design guidelines, best practices, and reusable design methodologies.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight to outsourced layout resources when applicable.
• Review external design deliverables to ensure adherence to product and company standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5-10+ years of experience in complex PCB and PCBA design.
• Proven Experience Designing Boards For:
• Enterprise servers
• Storage systems
• Networking equipment
• High-performance embedded platforms
• Strong Expertise In:
• High-speed digital design
• Signal integrity fundamentals
• Power integrity fundamentals
• PCB stack-up development
• EMI/EMC mitigation
• Experience With Modern ECAD Design Platforms Such As:
• Siemens Xpedition
• Cadence Allegro
• Altium Designer
• Equivalent enterprise-level ECAD tools
• Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SAS, SATA, SERDES, and Ethernet technologies.
• Experience interpreting vendor reference designs, compliance requirements, and chipset design guides.
• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.