Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Manage, mentor, and grow a globally distributed team of hardware engineers at both a technical and personal level, setting clear goals, prioritizing resources across programs, and fostering individual career growth.
Act as a lead hardware architect and technical authority across cross-functional teams (Software, Firmware, Silicon, Mechanical, Thermal, and Product Management), translating product and OS requirements into robust laptop system architectures.
Drive the definition, architecture, and delivery of comprehensive hardware design guides, reference validation platforms, and platform enablement frameworks from early concept to launch.
Guide the team through complex, multi-dimensional system design, bring-up, and validation challenges, arbitrating architectural trade-offs and driving root-cause resolution across hardware, firmware, and software domains.
Lead strategic technical engagements with key silicon providers, ODMs, and ecosystem partners to align multi-year platform roadmaps and optimize system performance, power, quality, and cost.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in consumer electronics hardware engineering, including laptop or notebook system design and architecture.
3 years of experience in technical leadership and people management.
Experience as a system architect across cross-functional domains (Software, Firmware, Silicon, Mechanical, Thermal) to resolve hardware and software co-design challenges.
Preferred qualifications
Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience managing hardware engineering teams within the laptop or PC industry.
Experience in modern laptop platforms across x86 or ARM SoC architectures, including low-power system design, USB-C/PD, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB4/Thunderbolt, LPDDR/DDR, eDP/DP, MIPI), Embedded Controllers (EC), and hardware security.
Experience collaborating with SoC vendors, ODMs, and OEMs to deliver platform design guides, reference platforms, and commercial laptop portfolios.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in consumer electronics hardware engineering, including laptop or notebook system design and architecture.
3 years of experience in technical leadership and people management.
Experience as a system architect across cross-functional domains (Software, Firmware, Silicon, Mechanical, Thermal) to resolve hardware and software co-design challenges.
