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Hardware Engineer

Meta· Engineering
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Hybrid (Austin, TX)$118k - $170kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Hardware Engineer on the Infrastructure Systems team at Meta, focusing on design, development, validation, and production qualification of server and rack-level hardware for large-scale data center deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop server, rack, and infrastructure hardware systems including compute, storage, and networking platforms for large-scale data center deployment
  • Define hardware architecture and system-level specifications in collaboration with mechanical, electrical, thermal, and firmware engineering teams
  • Lead component evaluation and selection, including processors, memory, storage devices, power delivery components, and interconnects
  • Conduct hardware bring-up, functional validation, and characterization of prototype systems to verify compliance with design specifications
  • Develop and execute hardware validation test plans covering performance, reliability, thermal, and power integrity requirements
  • Analyze failure modes and drive root cause investigations for hardware issues identified during validation or production
  • Collaborate with supply chain, contract manufacturers, and ODM partners to support design-for-manufacturability reviews and production ramp
  • Contribute to hardware design reviews, generating and reviewing technical documentation including specifications, schematics, and test reports
  • Work with data center operations and deployment teams to ensure hardware designs meet operational requirements at scale
  • Track hardware program milestones, communicate technical risks, and drive resolution across cross-functional stakeholders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or related Engineering Degree, with 2+ years of industry experience
  • 2+ years of experience with development and bring-up of data center system equipment, or complex consumer devices
  • 2+ years of experience with PCB design with both integrated and discrete circuits, and high-speed interfaces
  • 2+ years of experience with end-to-end enabling, design, and deployment cycle of multiple generations of products
  • 2+ years of experience in working with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power (including interfacing with SMEs and shareholder groups) as a board owner in developing the PCBA's high speed interfaces, and power delivery subsystems
  • 2+ years of experience with hardware bring-up, validation, and characterization of compute, storage, or networking platforms
  • Experience with system-level hardware architecture including power delivery, thermal management, signal integrity, or high-speed interconnects
  • Experience reading and interpreting schematics, hardware specifications, and component datasheets
  • Experience collaborating with ODMs, contract manufacturers, or component vendors through the hardware development and qualification process

Skills

Required:Server hardware designPCB designSignal Integrity (SI) and Power integrityHardware bring-up and validation

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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