Hardware Engineer, AI Accelerator Module Design

Job Title

Hardware Engineer, AI Accelerator Module Design

Role Summary

Design and validate electrical systems for custom AI accelerator modules used in data center infrastructure. Work across PCB design, power delivery, signal integrity, hardware bring-up, and system-level validation to move accelerator platforms from concept through production.

Collaborate with silicon, firmware, thermal, and manufacturing teams to meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets for high-performance accelerator hardware.

Experience Level

Mid-level - requires practical hardware or electrical engineering experience. Minimum qualifications specify 2+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include electrical design, validation, and cross-domain collaboration for accelerator boards and systems.

• Design and validate electrical systems for accelerator hardware, including PCB schematic review and layout assessment.
• Perform power delivery network (PDN) analysis and power integrity work.
• Conduct signal integrity (SI) assessment for high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe, DDR, HBM, SerDes).
• Develop and execute hardware bring-up and system-level validation plans in lab and data center environments.
• Perform pre- and post-silicon electrical characterization (power rail measurements, eye diagrams, SerDes validation).
• Create and maintain electrical schematics and design documentation for accelerator subsystems.
• Support design-for-manufacturability reviews and collaborate with contract manufacturers on yield and reliability issues.
• Analyze failure modes and conduct root-cause investigations for electrical faults.
• Define electrical test strategies and automated test setups for hardware qualification; engage with component vendors for part evaluation and qualification.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required for the role.

• 2+ years of experience in electrical or hardware engineering focused on high-performance compute, accelerator, or data center hardware design.
• 2+ years experience with PCB schematic capture, layout review, and signal integrity analysis for high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe, DDR, HBM, SerDes-based links).
• 2+ years experience with power delivery network design and analysis, including decoupling strategy and voltage regulator selection.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, electrical characterization, and debugging using lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power analyzers).

Nice-to-have / preferred:

• Experience with custom ASIC or GPU accelerator board design and package/board co-design with silicon teams.
• Familiarity with hardware reliability and qualification standards (e.g., JEDEC, IPC).
• Experience with simulation tools such as SPICE, HyperLynx, or Ansys SIwave for SI and PDN analysis.
• Understanding of thermal-electrical co-design for high-TDP accelerator systems.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline is specified as a minimum qualification.

About the Company

Company: Meta Platforms

Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States

American technology company that develops social networking products (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and invests in virtual/augmented reality hardware and software through Reality Labs, focusing on connectivity, advertising, and immersive computing experiences.