Platform Hardware Design Engineer

About This Role

• Designs, develops, and delivers complex platform hardware solutions for Intel validation and product development platforms.
• Translates system and platform requirements into board-level electrical designs and drives implementation from architecture definition through board bring-up, validation, and debug.
• Responsible for leading the design and development of high-speed printed circuit boards (PCB), subsystems, and platform solutions while ensuring compliance with electrical, mechanical, thermal, manufacturability, and cost objectives.
• Key responsibilities include: • Independently design and develop complex platform hardware solutions including schematic capture, component selection, board-level architecture, and subsystem integration. • Translate platform requirements into detailed electrical specifications, schematics, placement constraints, routing requirements, and implementation guidelines. • Develop and review high-speed interface implementations including DDR, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CXL, and other high-speed communication interfaces. • Define PCB stack-up requirements, impedance control strategies, return path optimization, power delivery implementation, and routing constraints. • Review and approve schematics, component selections, and board-level implementations to ensure compliance with platform electrical requirements. • Conduct PCB layout and routing reviews, providing recommendations to improve signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and overall design quality. • Generate and maintain platform design guidelines, routing rules, electrical specifications, and implementation best practices. • Perform system-level electrical analysis including Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), timing analysis, and design margin assessments. • Collaborate with PCB layout engineers, package engineers, architects, firmware developers, validation teams, and manufacturing partners to ensure successful platform implementation. • Lead board bring-up, electrical validation, root cause analysis, and debugging activities using advanced lab equipment. • Drive issue resolution for complex hardware problems and recommend corrective actions. • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance during design reviews and debug activities. • Contribute to continuous improvement of platform design methodologies, validation processes, and engineering best practices.
• The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits: • Strong technical leadership and problem-solving abilities. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to drive technical discussions and influence design decisions. • Demonstrated ownership and accountability for project execution. • Ability to work effectively across global cross-functional teams. • Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence. • Strong analytical mindset with a structured approach to debugging and root cause analysis.