Hardware Design Engineer
About the role
As a CAD PCB Physical Design Engineer in the Network Technology Solutions Group (NTSG), you will be responsible for PCB physical design and technology development for networking and server products. You will interact with cross-functional engineering teams including silicon design, board design, signal/power integrity, and manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Execute PCB physical design for high-speed and high-power boards from initial concept through mass production.
- Optimize component placement, high-speed signal routing, and critical power planes.
- Create design constraints based on input from hardware design, signal/power integrity, and mechanical/thermal engineers.
- Ensure complex system layouts satisfy electrical and mechanical/thermal specifications while adapting designs to component availability and manufacturing constraints.
- Generate comprehensive manufacturing and assembly packages, including Gerber and ODB data.
- Resolve technical issues related to PCB physical design to support transition into production.
What you'll need
- Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Background in electronic fundamentals.
- Ability to balance technical hardware requirements with practical manufacturing constraints.
Nice to have
- Extensive experience with PCB physical design for high-speed and high-power systems.
- Expertise in PCB design software such as Cadence Allegro.
- Deep knowledge of layer stackups (copper, silkscreen, solder mask) and component models (symbol, footprint).
- Basic knowledge of mechanical, thermal, signal integrity, and power integrity domains.
- Familiarity with PCB manufacturing processes and industry standards.
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 47-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1062
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Median days open
47 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$152k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (1062 roles · 100 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 1062 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 382 | 6326 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 61 d | 47 d (+14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 80 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 61 open roles · median 56 d
- Teradyne · 58 open roles · median 45 d
- NVIDIA · 55 open roles · median 68 d
- Applied Materials · 52 open roles · median 61 d
- ASML · 48 open roles · median 27 d
How we counted: 1062 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 100 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 2 Nov 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.