
Hardware Engineer, AI Accelerator Power Design
Required skills
- Hardware power design
- DC/DC converter design
- PCB power delivery network
- PDN architecture
- power integrity simulation
- lab correlation
- ASIC
- high-power
- efficiency targets
- space constraints
Nice to have
- complex programs
- parallel support
- competing schedules
- concurrent design cycles
- thermal/mechanical co-design
- liquid-cooled modules
Role summary
Meta's ARD team is seeking a Hardware Engineer specializing in AI Accelerator Power Design. This role is responsible for the end-to-end design of board-level power delivery systems for multi-kilowatt accelerator modules. Key responsibilities include DC/DC converter design, PCB power delivery network architecture, component selection, power integrity simulation, lab correlation, and cross-functional collaboration with ASIC, thermal, SI/PI, and mechanical teams. The engineer will also work with external partners and ODMs to drive designs from concept to production, focusing on efficiency, reliability, and leading-edge power technologies. A BS in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Own the module power delivery system end to end: DC/DC topology and component selection, regulation scheme, and the PCB power delivery network
- Set power specifications and efficiency targets for high-power ASIC loads; make component and architecture choices against space, thermal, cost, and production-reliability constraints
- Own PCB physical design of the power path: PDN architecture and optimization, power plane design, stack-up definition, placement analysis, and power circuit layout best practices
- Define and close power integrity targets through modeling and simulation (DC IR drop, AC impedance, transient response), and correlate simulation against lab measurements
- Partner with ASIC teams on package/board co-design, including socket and interposer power path, current density, and on-die vs. on-board decoupling allocation
- Lead board bring-up, validation, and debug of power rails; define measurement methodology for high-current, low-voltage rails
- Drive design reviews with ODM/CM partners; establish layout and DFx best practices adopted across the broader team
- Explore and develop leading-edge DC/DC and power delivery technologies (e.g., vertical power delivery, near-die power modules) with industry partners
- Contribute to design guidelines, review checklists, and tooling that raise the quality bar across ARD
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, plus 8+ years of hardware power design experience (MS + 6 years, or PhD + 4 years)
- Multiple complex power designs taken to volume production, with ownership of both the converter design and the board-level power delivery path
- DC/DC power electronics design experience: specification and requirement setting, topology and component selection, regulation scheme definition, and bring-up/validation/troubleshooting
- Demonstrated efficiency design practice in high-power systems: setting efficiency targets, component selection for efficiency, and trade-offs under space and thermal limitations
- Deep hands-on PCB physical design experience: PDN design and optimization, power plane design, stack-up definition, placement analysis, and power circuit layout best practices
- Power integrity expertise: circuit modeling and simulation used to drive design iteration, with proven simulation-to-lab closure, and knowledge of where/how to measure power effectively in DC/DC designs
- Experience with high-current, low-voltage rails and the decoupling/noise strategy for large digital loads (ASIC, SoC, GPU, or similar)
- Proficiency with schematic capture and layout tools, and PI/PDN simulation tools (e.g., Ansys SIwave/Q3D, Cadence Sigrity, or equivalent)
- Lab proficiency: oscilloscopes, electronic loads, thermal imaging, and measurement techniques appropriate to high-current power rails
- Track record operating independently on ambiguous problems and driving cross-functional efforts to resolution without guidance
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting multiple complex programs in parallel, balancing competing schedules and priorities across concurrent design cycles
- Experience with thermal/mechanical co-design in dense liquid-cooled or air-cooled modules
- Experience with 1kW+ accelerator or ASIC-class power delivery, including 48V architectures
- Experience defining team-wide design standards, review processes, or automation
- Experience driving vendor and ODM development cycles end to end, including technology roadmap engagement with silicon and passive component suppliers
- Experience with vertical power delivery, power modules integrated near-die, or backside power delivery concepts
- Awareness of power delivery technology trends for 1kW-and-beyond ASICs
$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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