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Electrical Engineer-Hardware Platform Analysis

Austin, TX, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago

Contract Independent

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No Travel Required

On-site

Depends on Experience

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Job Details

Skills

hardware test/validation
PCB
high speed interfaces (LPDDR
GDDR
PCIe
USB
DP
eDP
HDMI
SPI
eSPI)
BOM/bill of materials
power
power analysis

Summary

Job Title - Electrical Engineer-Hardware Platform Analysis

Location - Austin, TX (on-site)

Role type - 12+ Months Contract

Job Description:

Board Analysis:

Analyze CPU/APU/GPU printed circuit boards (PCBs) from various vendors and systems, including notebooks, PC motherboards, and GPU cards.
Identify electrical components and use reverse engineering techniques to understand board topology, architecture, power tree, and key interfaces.

Bill of Materials (BOM) Estimation:

Collaborate with component engineers to create estimated BOM files, identifying components with unclear traits.
Utilize the internal cost database to estimate board costs and compare with internal/customer designs.

PCB Stack-Up Analysis:

Engage with PCB delamination shops for stack-up analysis, identifying high-speed interfaces and dielectric materials.
Analyze vias, pad stacks, and trace geometries to determine competitor chip ball-out for key interfaces.

Power Instrumentation:

Conduct power instrumentation on boards using standardized benchmarks to measure system efficiency.
Measure incoming and output power across various ASIC rails

Reporting and Recommendations:

Prepare reports highlighting cost differences and design/architecture features affecting cost.
Provide recommendations for future competitive platform designs.

Candidate Requirements:

Bachelor''''''''''''''''s degree in electrical/Electronic Engineering.
3-5 years of experience in platform hardware design/analysis.
Proficiency in high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., LPDDR, GDDR, PCIe, USB, DP, eDP, HDMI, SPI, eSPI).
Experience with complex PCB and system assemblies using FFC/custom cables and interfaces.
Familiarity with PCB BOM cost optimization through design simplification while maintaining functionality and reliability.
Experience collaborating with silicon vendors and suppliers for cost-effective design solutions.
Previous experience in competitive BOM analysis and benchmarking power/efficiency/performance is a plus

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