Hardware Applications Engineer (Data Center Hardware)

Hardware Applications Engineer (Data Center Hardware)

Hardware Applications Engineer (Data Center Hardware)

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Base pay range

$225,000.00/yr - $275,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus, Sign-on bonus, and Stock options

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As a Hardware Applications Engineer , you’ll be on the frontlines of customer success, providing hands-on technical guidance, documentation, and in-field support to help customers deploy and maintain high-performance AI systems—from single-node bring-up to full-rack installations. This role is deeply cross-functional and critical to the success of customer engagements across system hardware, software, and operational readiness.

Representative projectsCustomer Integration & Technical Support

• Act as the primary technical liaison for customer deployments, providing hands-on integration support at the system and rack level.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system-level issues involving hardware, firmware, software, and power/network interfaces.
• Help debug and coordinate resolution of critical RMA issues, collaborating with internal EE, platform, and software teams.
• Facilitate proper escalation paths internally to ensure efficient resolution of complex engineering challenges.

Documentation & Customer Enablement

• Develop clear and detailed customer-facing documentation, including:
• System and rack integration guides with environmental, power, and thermal requirements.
• Instructions for running burn-in tests, diagnostics, and validation workflows.
• Step-by-step procedures for Customer-Replaceable Units (CRUs), hardware maintenance, and firmware updates.
• Guidelines for customer-initiated upgrades, including software, firmware, and hardware components.
• Common troubleshooting workflows and support FAQs.

Field Validation & Deployment

• Participate in on-site system bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting at customer locations (primarily U.S.-based).
• Support rack installation and test procedures, ensuring proper configuration and system readiness.
• Work with internal teams to deploy and validate diagnostic and monitoring tools.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams across hardware, software, firmware, and manufacturing to ensure issues are well understood and resolved quickly.
• Provide structured feedback from customer experiences to help shape future product features and support strategies.
• Contribute to the creation of internal support tools and automation to improve team efficiency.

You may be a good fit if you

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–8 years in hardware applications, systems validation, field engineering, or customer-facing technical roles—preferably in semiconductors, servers, or AI systems.
• Strong knowledge of system-level hardware, including power delivery, thermal management, PCIe, memory, and networking.
• Experience with diagnostic tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters, etc.) and Linux system bring-up.
• Excellent technical writing and customer communication skills.
• Experience with rack-scale deployment or data center hardware integration.
• Familiarity with firmware (BMC, BIOS), diagnostics, and software update workflow
• Willingness and ability to travel >50%, primarily to U.S. customer sites.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Computer Hardware Manufacturing and Semiconductor Manufacturing

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