Meta
Hardware Engineer, AI Accelerator Power Design
$173K–$245K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA - Experience
- 8+ years of hardware power design experience; alternatives: MS + 6 years, or PhD + 4 years.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
About the job
Owns end-to-end board-level power delivery design for multi-kilowatt AI accelerator modules, from converter and PCB design through simulation, validation, and production.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize DC/DC converters and PCB power delivery networks, including power integrity modeling and lab correlation.
- Lead board bring-up, validation, and debug; partner with ASIC, platform, thermal, SI/PI, mechanical, ODM, and manufacturing teams.
- Drive design reviews and develop power delivery technologies, design guidelines, and team-wide practices.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Multiple complex power designs taken to volume production, owning both converter design and board-level power delivery.
- Hands-on expertise in DC/DC power electronics, PCB physical design, and power integrity simulation-to-lab closure.
- Proficiency with schematic/layout and PI/PDN simulation tools, plus lab equipment and measurement techniques for high-current rails.
Nice to have
- Experience with thermal/mechanical co-design, 1kW+ accelerator or ASIC power delivery including 48V architectures, or vertical power delivery.
- Experience defining team standards or driving vendor and ODM development cycles.
Pay
$173,000/year to $245,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Ansys SIwave/Q3D, Cadence Sigrity
AI focus
Design power delivery systems for AI accelerator hardware.
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