Hardware Systems Engineer (AI)

Location: Mountain View, California (HQ) or remote; hybrid work arrangement with both design and lab work required.

Salary: $160,000–$600,000 base salary per year, depending on career level, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops vertically integrated silicon-to-system hardware and software for training and running large machine-learning workloads for AGI.

What you will do

• Own the definition, design, specifications, schematic capture, verification, and reliability test plans for AI compute boards, trays, and interconnects.
• Design schematics, collaborate with layout engineers, and release Gerber files.
• Work across control-plane, data-plane, and management-plane functionality to improve power efficiency, scalability, reliability, and system performance.
• Collaborate with thermal, mechanical, SIPI, ASIC, platform software, manufacturing diagnostics, and JDM teams.
• Bring up boards, debug hardware issues in the lab, and support platform and manufacturing tests.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of system-level development experience, preferably in server, computer, or network industries.
• Proficiency in DC/DC point-of-load and multiphase VRM design and verification with 48V and 12V buses.
• Experience with BMC and DC-SCM designs.
• Experience with 100G+ Ethernet, high-speed SerDes, PCIe Gen5/6, SPI, I2C, UART, and USB.
• Familiarity with critical-component selection criteria.
• Hands-on board-design experience using schematic-capture tools and Allegro.
• Hands-on experience with real-time oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, PCIe exercisers, and analyzers.
• Demonstrated lab bring-up and design-validation experience, with a proven track record of delivering shipped products.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong teamwork.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-power AI server design.
• Familiarity with OCP ORV3 HPR, VHDC, and IEC standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with up to 3 weeks of remote work, four weeks of accrued PTO, and 12 company holidays.
• Company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, life, HSA, FSA, long-term disability, and travel insurance; 5% company 401(k) contribution.
• $1,500 annual professional-development budget and up to $1,000 for a remote home-office setup.
• Onsite team meals Monday through Friday, full daily commute reimbursement, cellular and internet reimbursements, and additional monthly perks.
• Paid parental leave, pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, family-support funding, and fully paid mental-health benefits.
• The role requires access to information subject to U.S. export controls; employment is contingent on performing the role in compliance with those laws without obtaining an export license.

Hiring process

• Applications from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies are not accepted.