Director of Hardware Engineering – High-Speed Board Design & Signal Integrity

Job title: Director of Hardware Engineering – High-Speed Board Design & Signal Integrity

About the Role We are seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to lead the design, analysis, and validation of high-speed board-level hardware for advanced SerDes-based systems. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in high-speed PCB design, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) with strong leadership experience in guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams. You will be responsible for defining board architectures, ensuring SI/PI compliance, managing prototype validation, and delivering high-performance hardware that meets timing, reliability, and manufacturability goals.

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor a high-performance team of hardware engineers focused on PCB design, SI/PI analysis, and board bring-up.
• Define hardware engineering roadmap and standards for high-speed SerDes board designs.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to align technical strategy with business objectives.
• Oversee high-speed PCB design, including layout, stackup planning, routing, and signal/power integrity optimization.
• Lead SI and PI simulations, including crosstalk, return loss, insertion loss, and PDN analysis.
• Ensure robust integration with SerDes ICs, memory, connectors, and high-speed interconnects.
• Establish board-level validation, lab testing, and measurement methodologies for high-speed interfaces.
• Provide guidance on thermal management and manufacturability.
• Manage the full hardware lifecycle: concept, schematic, layout, prototype, testing, and production release.
• Define and enforce engineering best practices, design rules, and documentation standards.
• Coordinate with IC, firmware, and system teams to ensure end-to-end signal and power performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in design methodologies, SI/PI tool flows, and lab measurement capabilities.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of hardware engineering experience, including 5+ years in leadership or management.
• Deep expertise in high-speed PCB layout, SerDes board-level design, and SI/PI.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with board-level validation, lab measurement, and production release.
• Knowledge of timing, reliability, and manufacturability goals.