Systems and Hardware Enabling Engineer

Job Title

Systems and Hardware Enabling Engineer

Role Summary

Customer-facing hardware design enablement engineer supporting Xeon-based data center and server platforms within the Data Center Group. The role focuses on enabling high-quality system designs through schematic/layout reviews, bring-up, debug, validation, and cross-functional issue resolution.

This role works directly with customers, ODMs, and internal architecture, firmware, BIOS, validation and design teams to ensure successful platform execution and manufacturing readiness.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The posting requests approximately 5–10 years of relevant hardware design, signal integrity, system enablement, or server platform experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include customer enablement across hardware design, bring-up, validation, and technical leadership.

• Serve as the primary hardware enablement interface for data center and enterprise customers, supporting platform design, bring-up, debug, validation, and issue resolution.
• Provide system-level design guidance across CPU, memory, PCIe, storage, power delivery, PCB architecture, and high-speed I/O interfaces.
• Review customer schematics, PCB layouts, stack-ups, and routing topologies to identify signal and power integrity risks and recommend optimized design solutions.
• Support hardware bring-up, board debug, and lab validation using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Collaborate with architecture, validation, firmware, BIOS, and design teams to drive technical issues to closure.
• Work with ODMs and ecosystem partners on joint hardware designs, design reviews, compliance activities, and manufacturing readiness.
• Drive hardware design best practices and provide technical leadership during customer meetings and design reviews.
• Support signal integrity and power integrity analysis for high-speed interfaces including PCIe and DDR technologies.
• Partner with cross-functional global engineering teams to ensure successful platform execution and customer enablement.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience. "Must-have" items are essential for the role; "Nice-to-have" items are beneficial.

• Must-have: Proven experience with high-performance computer platforms (e.g., Intel Xeon, AMD x86) and system enablement for server or data center platforms.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with dense, high-layer-count PCBs (typically 8–20+ layers) and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe Gen5/Gen6 and DDR4/DDR5.
• Must-have: Strong hardware debug skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers; experience with board bring-up and lab validation.
• Must-have: Proficiency with EDA/layout tools such as Cadence Allegro, Concept HDL, or PCB Designer.
• Must-have: Proven customer-facing communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions and presentations.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis for high-speed interfaces.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of SerDes fundamentals (NRZ) and exposure to PAM4 signaling.
• Nice-to-have: Understanding of PCBA development flows, manufacturing processes, and experience working with ODMs and multi-site/global engineering teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: Intel Corporation

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

Intel Corporation is a leading multinational technology company known for its innovative semiconductor solutions, including microprocessors, artificial intelligence accelerators, and memory products. Headquartered in the United States, Intel focuses on cutting-edge technology and a collaborative working environment, driving advancements in semiconductor manufacturing to meet global demands. The company emphasizes professional development and aims to shape the future of technology through groundbreaking designs.