Senior Hardware Design Engineer - San Jose, California, United States
Originally posted 1 June 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on power conversion IC products.
About the role
This role involves developing analog and digital hardware design platforms for the reliability characterization of new power conversion IC products. The focus is on designing and evaluating power supply systems and unique power conversion architectures to assess product reliability before market release.
What you'll do
- Develop complex, modular test systems for environmental chambers capable of operating up to 95°C, while maintaining device-under-test (DUT) temperatures up to 125°C.
- Interpret Objective Technical Specifications (OTS) and translate requirements into functional evaluation and reliability test circuits.
- Work cross-functionally to translate device requirements into effective reliability stress test platforms and validation methodologies.
- Design and specify magnetic components, including inductors and transformers, for reliability stress-test platforms.
- Evaluate, troubleshoot, and optimize reliability test hardware and test methodologies.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in power electronics and hardware design.
- Design and development of power electronic systems, including power converters, inverters, and power supplies.
- Analog and digital circuit design.
- Switched-mode power supply (SMPS) design, including Buck converters, Boost converters, SEPIC converters, Flyback converters, Forward converters, Bridge converters, and Resonant converters.
- Proficiency with electronic design and PCB layout tools.
- Strong understanding of PCB design practices for high-voltage and high-current applications.
- Experience with Verilog and FPGA development.
- Proficiency with circuit simulation tools such as Simetrix and SIMPLIS.
- Strong technical writing skills, including design documentation and operational specification development.
Nice to have
- Experience designing custom magnetic components for power conversion applications.
- Familiarity with reliability testing methodologies and qualification standards for semiconductor power devices.
- Experience working in an R&D or new product development environment.
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 50-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
921
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$159k
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| Metric | Power Integrations | All employers we track in this specialty (921 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 921 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1 | 6063 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 2 d | 50 d (−48 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 68 open roles · median 27 d
- KLA Corporation · 57 open roles · median 40 d
- NVIDIA · 52 open roles · median 62 d
- Teradyne · 47 open roles · median 20 d
- Applied Materials · 45 open roles · median 58 d
- AMD · 44 open roles · median 60 d
How we counted: 921 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 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.