Lead Board Hardware Development Engineer - CA, San Jose, United States

Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role involves providing technical leadership in the architecture, design, development, integration, and validation of complex board-level products utilizing AMD Adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, embedded processors, and advanced system technologies. You will define technical direction, drive system architecture decisions, and lead cross-functional engineering efforts.

What you'll do

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and validation of complex board products utilizing AMD Adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, embedded processors, and advanced system technologies.
• Define technical direction and drive FPGA/SoC subsystem architectures, including high-speed interfaces, embedded processing, hardware acceleration, and system integration solutions.
• Lead the integration of FPGA, hardware, embedded software, firmware, and system-level components to deliver complete platforms and products.
• Drive board bring-up strategy, system debug, DVT execution, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions across multiple programs.
• Provide technical oversight for component selection, schematic review, signal integrity considerations, power architecture, BOM optimization, and product lifecycle management.
• Serve as a technical authority for board and FPGA design reviews, influencing engineering decisions across organizations.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in SoC design, board hardware architecture, system integration, and product development.
• Expertise in board-level hardware architecture, FPGA design, embedded systems, and system integration.
• Proven track record of architecting and delivering complex FPGA or Adaptive SoC-based products from concept through volume production.
• Demonstrated success in board bring-up, DVT execution, system debug, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
• Experience supporting products through manufacturing, production ramp, and lifecycle management.

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in AMD Adaptive SoCs, FPGA architectures, embedded processors, and system-level design.
• Extensive experience with board-level hardware architecture, schematic review, signal integrity, power delivery design, and component selection.
• Proven experience architecting and integrating complete hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and firmware solutions.
• Strong understanding of high-speed interfaces, embedded processing, hardware acceleration, and system integration methodologies.
• Experience driving automation, validation efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.