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SMTS Hardware Development Engineer

AMD Design LLC

Secaucus, NJFull-time$215–248K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$215–248K/yr
Location
Secaucus, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

AMD Design LLC seeks a hardware development engineer to lead system-level architecture and board-level implementation, oversee design and layout work, and guide junior engineers and suppliers. The role includes simulation, system bring-up, testing, and debugging, as well as production test methods and project tradeoffs. Candidates need a relevant master’s degree and five years of experience, or a relevant bachelor’s degree and seven years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hot-Swap ControllersDC-DC Buck/Boost ConvertersPower SequencingPMICPDN EngineeringTarget Impedance VerificationPCIe Gen4+DDR4/5400GbE EthernetNVMeUARTSPII2CQSPISI/PI AnalysisSimulationThermal DesignThermal VerificationAnalog Circuit DesignDigital Circuit DesignHigh-Speed Circuit DesignCircuit Verification

Qualifications

Master's or Bachelor's+7 Yrs5+ Years Engineering ExperienceElectronics Engineering or Related5 Years Listed Technical Experience

Full job description

Experience Required

Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.

Minimum Education Required

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field

License(s) Required

N/A

Training Required/Provided

N/A

Compensation

$215,100.00 - $248,400.00 / Yearly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

5

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Employer: AMD Design LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Job Title: SMTS Hardware Development Engineer

Job Location: Secaucus, NJ

Duties: Lead the development of system-level architectures and board-level implementations. Prepare and oversee specifications, BOM, and design. Supervise design work by junior engineers and external suppliers. Make critical decisions related to PCB layout guidelines and supervise Layout Engineers. Utilize simulation tools to analyze designs and ensure they meet requirements. Work hands on in system bring-up and testing, and system-level and board-level debugging. Collaborate with suppliers and contractors to ensure timely, high quality product development. Specify and oversee production test methods. Balance cost, performance, quality, and schedule to drive project success. Utilize knowledge of computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, and electronic equipment, as well as knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various company proprietary products.

Multiple Openings

Requirements: Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field and Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role. OR Employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field and seven (7) years of progressive post baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.

Position requires five (5) years of experience in the following:

  • HotSwap controllers, DC-DC Buck/Boost converters, Power sequencing, and PMIC;

  • PDN (Power Distribution Network) engineering for Target impedance and verification;

  • High speed digital design for PCIe Gen4 and above, DDR4/5, Ethernet 400GbE, and NVMe;

  • Serial communication interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C, and QSPI:

  • SI/PI Analysis and simulation;

  • Thermal design and verification; and

  • Analog, Digital and High-speed circuit design and verification.

Salary: $215100 to $248400 per year

How to Apply: Submit application via workforce agency submission tool

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail. For more information visit https://careers.amd.com/benefits.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

93941

Job Type

Full Time

Application Instructions

Submit application via workforce agency submission tool (if applicable), or email resume to [email protected] and reference Job Title and Job Code 93941.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,162 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$215–248K/yr
  • New Jersey median$118–208K/yr26 salary ranges
  • US median$133–207K/yr2,367 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $232K, is 37% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($169K) — in the top quarter of Hardware Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 33 open Hardware Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 3,162 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,637 postings).
Education
1,744 of the 3,162 open Hardware Engineer jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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