Principal Electrical Engineer
Core
Lead the design, debugging, and production support of cloud compute server systems, PCB boards, add-on cards, and IO backplane products.
Role type
Principal Electrical Engineer (System & PCB Design)
Builds
Cloud compute server systems, PCB boards, add-on cards, front panels, and IO backplane products
Domain
Cloud computing infrastructure, High-speed digital design
Required skills
System-level architecture, PCB design (Analog/Digital), High-speed bus interface design, High-speed PCB layout, Signal integrity debugging, Power distribution, x-86 processor architecture, High-speed serial/parallel bus implementation (SAS/SATA, PCIe, USB, DDR, CPU FSB), Cost-performance trade-off analysis, Specification creation
Preferred skills
Mentorship of junior engineers and suppliers, International team supervision
Technologies
SAS, SATA, PCIe, USB, DDR2/3, x-86 processors
Responsibilities
Develop system-level architectures and board-level implementations from concept to launch, Prepare specifications, BOM, and schematics while supervising design work, Define layout guidelines and supervise layout engineers, Analyze designs using simulation tools to verify conformance, Lead and mentor layout, bring-up, and debug teams, Specify production test methods and limits, Drive balance between cost, performance, quality, and schedule
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight