Drimva

Nexthop AI

Hardware Electrical Engineer

SF Bay Area, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 25, 2025

Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

About the job

Designs networking hardware for data center AI applications, from concept through production.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop Ethernet switches, CPU subsystems, memory, and networking interfaces.
  • Collaborate with software, mechanical/thermal engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
  • Perform system-level analysis, simulation, validation, and testing; help refine design processes and standards.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience in hardware system design, including complex circuit boards with highspeed serdes and high power ASICs.
  • Expertise in CPU subsystems, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, power and thermal management, digital logic design, and industry regulations and standards.
  • Proven track record of shipping multiple generations of products.

Tools

Ethernet, x86, ARM, PowerPC, BMC, DC/DC, AC/DC, VHDL

AI focus

Designs hardware solutions for networking and data center AI applications.

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