Hardware Design and Failure Analysis Engineer

San Jose CA, CA

$62–$65 Per Hour
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8 days ago

Job Description

Job Tielw: Hardware Design and Failure Analysis Engineer
Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite_
Duration: 6 Months

Salary Range: $63.00 - $65.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
Applicants must be willing to work on W2

Education & Experience:

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, or related field with 10+ years of progressive experience in hardware engineering, board design, or system-level failure analysis.

High-Speed Hardware Expertise:

Well versed in modern system architectures (PCIe Gen4/5/6, DDR4/5, HBM, 56G/112G/224G SerDes, optical transceivers).

Power & Signal Integrity:

Proven ability to debug complex power distribution network issues/multi-phase VRM transient droop, PMBus/SVID telemetry, switching noise) and high-speed signal integrity anomalies.

Supplier Engagement:

Hands-on experience directing external silicon suppliers and analytical Laboratories through component-level physical FA.

Communication

Strong executive presence with proven capability to articulate complex technical findings to cross-functional leaders and enterprise customers.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading hardware quality or reliability taskforces for hyperscale cloud service providers (e.g., Client, Meta, Google, AWS).
Knowledge of advanced packaging technologies (chiplets, 2.5D/3D ICs, CoWoS) and silicon failure mechanisms.
Proficiency in writing custom Python or C automation tools to recreate corner-case/intermittent hardware race conditions.

Skills

EIS: ASIC Circuit Design - Analog and Mixed Signal IC Circuit Design
EIS: Thermal Analysis
EIS: Embedded Digital Hardware Design and Development

Experience Required

6 8 years
7+ years in Embedded Digital Hardware Design and Development

Numbers & Facts

Location	San Jose CA, CA
Salary	$62–$65 Per Hour

Skills

ASIC Designunmatched
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Analog Circuit Designunmatched
Automationunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Debugging Skillsunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Embedded Hardwareunmatched
Failure Analysisunmatched
Hardware Designunmatched
Hardware Developmentunmatched
Integrated Circuits (ICs)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Material Scienceunmatched
Mixed Signal Circuitsunmatched
Mixed Signal IC Designunmatched
Printed Circuit Board Designunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Signal Integrityunmatched
Telemetryunmatched
Thermal Analysisunmatched

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