Data Center GPU Board Power Validation Engineer
Originally posted 29 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is for a Board Hardware Validation Engineer within the Data Center GPU Systems Design and Enablement team, focusing on system-level integration and validation for AI and HPC domains. Technical focus areas include Baseboard signaling, System Management, PCIe, and motherboard debug across APU and GPU solutions.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute validation test plans covering both functional and stress scenarios to uncover product weaknesses.
- Perform board measurements for signal integrity and overall functional validation.
- Drive technical validation initiatives focusing on PCIe, HBM, and SMC/BMC firmware during system-level integration.
- Ensure compliance with OCP standards and secure solution development, including Out of Band Management and Redfish features.
- Execute debugging, root cause analysis, and issue resolution for hardware, firmware, and integration issues discovered during AI and HPC validation phases.
- Collaborate with development teams and customers to ensure all identified issues are resolved prior to production.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Hands-on experience with printed circuit board design.
- Hands-on expertise with lab equipment such as protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
- Understanding of system architecture, power delivery, power sequencing, and PDN in server, OAM, and PCIe environments.
- Knowledge of power supply components including multi-phase buck/buck-boost regulators, digital PWM controllers, bus converters, LDOs, PMICs, charge pumps, ADCs, and DACs.
- Familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as C, C++, Perl, Ruby, or Python.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities through board bring-up and system-level validation.
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1058
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Median days open
48 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$154k
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| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (1058 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 43 | 1058 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 391 | 6309 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 58 d | 48 d (+10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 79 open roles · median 41 d
- KLA Corporation · 63 open roles · median 55 d
- Teradyne · 59 open roles · median 41 d
- Applied Materials · 51 open roles · median 58 d
- NVIDIA · 48 open roles · median 64 d
- ASML · 45 open roles · median 26 d
How we counted: 1058 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.