Hardware Applications Engineer (AI Networking)

Location: On-site in San Jose, California, United States

Annual base salary: USD 101,000–162,000

Company

Large semiconductor and AI networking infrastructure company developing industry-leading hardware solutions for enterprise customers, frontier labs, and hyperscalers.

What you will do

• Provide hardware design support and technical guidance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review schematics and PCB layouts, support component selection, and assist with reference board bring-up.
• Create and maintain customer-facing design guides, application notes, and layout recommendations.
• Perform hands-on board bring-up, debugging, functional testing, electrical characterization, and basic board rework in the laboratory.
• Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and other standard laboratory equipment to diagnose and resolve hardware issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• 2–6 years of experience in hardware engineering, applications support, board design, or hardware validation.
• Solid understanding of general electrical engineering and PCB design fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience working in a hardware laboratory with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and standard test and measurement equipment.
• Basic understanding of power management, thermal principles, and board-level interconnects.
• Ability to create clear, customer-facing technical documentation and design guidance.
• Strong communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Familiarity with high-speed serial interfaces such as SerDes and signal integrity fundamentals.
• Experience evaluating DC-DC power converters or power delivery networks.
• Familiarity with AI-coding tools such as Claude or Codex.
• Experience with high-speed PCB stack-up and impedance control design rules.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site collaboration with enterprise customers, frontier labs, hyperscalers, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Discretionary annual bonus and competitive new-hire and annual equity awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, paid family leave, and other applicable leaves of absence.
• Employee Assistance Program.