Hardware Design & Failure Analysis Engineer

Hardware Design & Failure Analysis Engineer

Are you a Hardware Design & Failure Analysis Engineer professional passionate about shaping secure, scalable technology solutions? Join a globally recognized technology consulting organization headquartered in New York, known for driving innovation across enterprise platforms, cloud transformation, and next-generation digital solutions.

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design & Failure Analysis Engineer to drive complex hardware debugging, root cause analysis, and system-level failure investigations for advanced computing platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in high-speed digital hardware, signal and power integrity, and component-level failure analysis. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams, suppliers, and external laboratories to identify, isolate, and resolve hardware issues across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities Include:

·         Perform system-level and component-level failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective action development for complex hardware platforms.

·         Debug and resolve hardware issues involving PCIe Gen4/5/6, DDR4/DDR5, HBM, SerDes, and optical interconnect technologies.

·         Analyze and troubleshoot signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) issues in high-speed electronic systems.

·         Investigate power distribution network (PDN) performance, voltage regulation challenges, transient droop events, switching noise, and telemetry data.

·         Lead hardware validation, characterization, and reliability assessments for advanced computing and server platforms.

·         Collaborate with silicon vendors, component suppliers, and external laboratories to conduct physical failure analysis and component inspections.

·         Review schematics, board layouts, lab measurements, and system logs to identify hardware anomalies and failure mechanisms.

·         Develop test strategies and execute experiments to reproduce intermittent or corner-case hardware failures.

·         Create technical reports and present findings to engineering teams, management, and customer stakeholders.

·         Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve product robustness, reliability, and quality.

·         Support cross-functional teams including hardware design, manufacturing, test, quality, and reliability engineering.

Qualifications:

·         Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.

·         10+ years of experience in hardware engineering, board design, system validation, debugging, or failure analysis.

·         Strong understanding of modern high-speed hardware architectures and interfaces, including:

• PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6
• DDR4/DDR5
• HBM Memory
• 56G/112G/224G SerDes
• Optical Transceivers

·         Hands-on experience with hardware debugging and failure analysis methodologies.

·         Strong expertise in:

• Signal Integrity (SI)
• Power Integrity (PI)
• Power Distribution Networks (PDN)
• Multi-phase Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM)
• PMBus and SVID Telemetry

·         Experience using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and laboratory debugging tools.

·         Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex hardware and system-level issues.

·         Experience working directly with silicon vendors, suppliers, and third-party analysis laboratories.

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Important Details:

·         Employment Type: Contract

·         Work Location:  San Jose CA

·         Target Bill Rate: $65/hr – $71/hr

·         Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard business hours

·         Benefits: PTO, 401k Retirement Contribution

This hot job won’t be open long

APPLY TODAY!

·         Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

·         Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

·         Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

·         Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodation

·         We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates:

·         Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.