SERVER/SWITCH PRODUCT: R&D ENGINEERS

Job Responsibilities:

Electrical Electronics Engineer

• Collaborate on the design and review of server hardware schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices.
• Participate in component selection, qualification, and evaluation for server hardware (CPUs, memory, chipsets, power components, high-speed interfaces).
• Involve in system bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting of electrical issues from prototype to production.
• Develop and execute validation plans, analyzing results and driving issue resolution.
• Power integrity (PI) and signal integrity (SI) analysis and validation.
• Work with firmware and system validation teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration.
• Create and maintain technical documentation related to electrical design and validation.
• Failure analysis and root cause identification.

FIRMWARE BIOS Development Engineer:

• Responsible for the design, development, and debugging of BIOS-related functions for x86 (Intel, AMD, etc.) servers, ensuring the stability and compatibility of the BIOS;
• Collaborate with EE/CPLD/BMC engineers to complete the BIOS firmware design, development, and debugging for different motherboards;
• Complete BIOS version customization based on customer requirements, and adapt BIOS to different hardware devices;
• Resolve and maintain server BIOS-related issues, including BIOS debugging and fault troubleshooting;
• Analyze and solve BIOS bugs, and output technical documents related to BIOS design;
• Conduct research and design discussions on new product development.

FIRMWARE BMC Development Engineer:

• Assist in the development, debugging, and maintenance of BMC firmware.
• Support implementation of basic BMC features such as sensor monitoring, event logging, fan control, and power management.
• Perform functionality tests using IPMI / Redfish under guidance.
• Participate in hardware bring-up and assist in basic issue debugging.
• Prepare simple technical documentation, test reports, and release notes.

SOFTWARE PROGRAM MANAGER

• Be responsible for the software project management throughout the entire life cycle of server projects, ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of the projects;
• Be responsible for formulating the software project plans, identifying risks in the project process, promoting the collaboration between suppliers and software/hardware R&D to solve problems, and ensuring the project progress and quality;
• Be responsible for resolving serious issues after the product launch and conducting software OTA releases;
• Be responsible for the release and management of server BIOS/BMC/CPLD versions;
• Participate in the construction of the department's project process, formulate and optimize project management systems, processes, and norms, and promote efficiency improvement.

Mechanical Engineer

• Design mechanical components and assemblies for server.
• Create 3D models and 2D detailed drawings using CAD software .
• Perform tolerance analysis, structural analysis (FEA), and design for manufacturability and assembly.
• Collaborate with other member of design team to integrate mechanical solutions effectively.
• Participate in material selection and evaluation for mechanical components.
• Build and test prototypes, conduct mechanical validation and drive issue resolution.
• Work with manufacturing partners to support tooling development, first article inspection, and ramp-up.
• Contribute to failure analysis of mechanical components and systems.

Thermal Engineer

• Responsible for the design, optimization and verification of the cooling systems for servers or switch devices, including air cooling, liquid cooling (such as cold plates, immersion cooling).
• Use simulation tools (such as Flotherm, FloEFD,6SigmaET, etc.) for thermal simulation analysis to evaluate the feasibility of the cooling solutions.
• Collaborate with structural engineers and hardware engineers to optimize system layout, fan selection, and air duct design, etc.
• Develop thermal test plans, leading server thermal testing, analyze test data and output test reports.
• Participate in the full life cycle development of the product, from design to mass production, and solve reliability issues related to cooling.
• Track new technologies in server-related industries, and promote cooling technology innovation.

TPM - Test Process Management Engineer

• Design, implement, and maintain robust test processes, procedures, and methodologies for hardware validation of servers.
• Collaborate with design engineering teams to define comprehensive test strategies and test scopes for new product introduction and sustaining projects.
• Assist in defining appropriate test coverage metrics and ensure their effective implementation and measurement throughout the product lifecycle.
• Facilitate risk assessments to identify critical test areas and prioritize test efforts based on product requirements and potential impact.
• Work with development teams to integrate automated tests for faster feedback.
• Drive the adoption of best practices for test data management, logging, and analysis.
• Consolidation and lead review of test validation results, and publication to relevant parties.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for test processes, tools, and best practices.

System Integration Test Validation Engineer

• Develop detailed system integration test plans, test cases, and test procedures focusing on end-to-end functionality, interoperability, and system-level performance.
• Define test scope and coverage for system-level testing, ensuring all critical interfaces and interaction points are thoroughly validated.
• Design, set up, and improve comprehensive test system infrastructure and configuration involving multiple servers, network switches, storage devices, and various operating systems.
• Configure network topologies, install and configure operating systems, drivers, firmware, and management software.
• Monitor system behavior, collect logs, and analyze performance data.
• Develop and maintain test automation scripts and frameworks to improve testing efficiency and repeatability.
• Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines where applicable.

Project Manager

• Lead cross-functional engineering and operations teams (Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, Firmware, Test, Manufacturing) to deliver server programs.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and budgets.
• Identify, track, and mitigate program risks and dependencies.
• Facilitate regular program meetings, track progress, and drive issue resolution.
• Communicate program status, risks, and key decisions to stakeholders.
• Manage relationships and deliverables with external partners .

EMC Engineer / Safety Engineer

• Lead product EMC & Safety delivery from end to end.
• EMC & Safety design and test, and relevant industry certification
• Work closely with R&D team and customer
• Provide product design guidance on EMC & Safety risk and make mitigation plan.
• Perform EMC & Safety test plan according to customer specification.
• Work with external lab and coordinate required EMC test.
• Analyze test results, work with R&D team to resolve known issue.
• Be responsible for new product certification factory inspection
• Summarize historical data, and conduct relevant training for R&D team

RELIABILITY ENGINEER

• Actively participate in the design and development lifecycle of server systems and enterprise network switches, providing expert input on reliability requirements.
• Collaborate closely with design engineers to implement design for reliability principles, ensuring reliability is built into the product from concept.
• Develop and validate reliability models and predictions for new designs.
• Conduct comprehensive analyses including FMEA/FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis), FTA (Fault Tree Analysis), and other relevant techniques to identify potential failure modes and hazards.
• Perform MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), MTTR (Mean Time To Repair), and availability calculations for server and enterprise data switch.
• Analyze reliability test data (HALT, HASS, accelerated life testing) and field failure data to drive design improvements.

General Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in any of the following: hardware design, FW development, Test, Reliability, EMC Safety certification, preferably in PC/server/SWITCH or complex embedded systems.
• Understanding of computer / SWITCH architecture, high-speed digital design principles, and power delivery networks.
• Strong programming/scripting skills (e.g., Python, C/C++, Shell scripting) in Linux or Windows Server)
• Experience with test methodologies, test plan creation, and defect tracking systems .
• Experience with FEA / CAD / Simulation related tools (e.g., Cadence/Allegro, SolidWorks, Creo, FloTHERM).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) and data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of thermal management considerations in mechanical design.
• Experience with Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, and NVIDIA GPU.
• Multi language speaking is an advantage.