SYNNEX Corp

Staff Engineer - AI and Compute Server Design

SYNNEX Corp$186K — $245K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
  • 10+ years of hardware design experience, particularly with high-performance servers or GPUs.
  • Direct experience with major cloud providers or Hyperscalers is highly preferred.
  • Expertise in high-speed interfaces like PCIe Gen5/6, CXL, NVLink, and Ethernet.
  • Strong skills in architecting and debugging complex systems involving hardware and firmware.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the hardware design process, including schematic design and board bring-up.
  • Translate requirements into actionable system architecture with partners.
  • Oversee full product lifecycle from EVT to PVT phases, ensuring quality and reliability.
  • Collaborate with teams to transition prototypes into large-scale production.
  • Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for design reviews and debugging processes.
Full Job Description
As a Staff Engineer on the AI and Compute Server Design team, you will own the end-to-end hardware design of next-generation GPU and compute servers and help build the platforms that power the next generation of AI infrastructure.
Core Responsibilities
  • Lead board- and system-level hardware design. Own schematic design, layout direction, component selection, and board bring-up for GPU head nodes and compute servers, including power delivery, high-speed signaling, and management subsystems.
  • Translate requirements into architecture. Partner directly with Hyperscalers to convert system-level and hardware requirements into executable engineering specifications and platform architectures.
  • Drive full product lifecycle execution. Lead designs through EVT, DVT, and PVT phases, including signal-integrity/power-integrity analysis, design reviews, and risk assessment, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
  • Support manufacturing ramp and deployment. Collaborate with Operations, MFG, and Quality teams to scale from prototype to high-volume production, and support datacenter deployment with rapid issue triage and corrective action.
  • Provide technical leadership. Mentor engineers, establish best-practice workflows for schematic reviews, documentation, and validation, and lead complex root-cause debug across hardware, firmware, and system-integration domains.
Required Qualifications & Skills
  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience: 10+ years of hardware design experience, including board- and system-level engineering, with proven ownership of high-performance server or GPU/accelerator designs from concept through production. Direct experience with Hyperscalers or large cloud providers strongly preferred.
  • Technical expertise: Deep understanding of high-speed interfaces (PCIe Gen5/6, CXL, NVLink, Ethernet), power delivery networks, SI/PDN design, thermal considerations, and complex multi-board systems; demonstrated success leading EVT/DVT/PVT validation and manufacturing ramp.
  • Systems thinking: Ability to architect and debug complex interactions across CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, system fabrics, firmware, and rack-level ecosystems.
  • Communication: Expert at working across multi-functional teams, influencing without authority, and representing engineering decisions to technical leaders and executives.

Compensation: $186,000 to $245,000 D.O.E.

About SYNNEX Corp

SYNNEX Corporation is a business process services company that provides services in distribution, contract assembly, and global business services. The company operates in two segments, Distribution Services and Global Business Services (GBS). The Distribution Services segment distributes computer systems, peripherals, system components, software, networking equipment, and complementary products to various customers, such as value-added resellers, system integrators, and retailers, as well as provides assembly services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including integrated supply chain management, build-to-order, and configure-to-order system configurations, materials management, and logistics. The GBS segment offers various services comprising customer management, software development, web hosting, hosted software, domain name registration, and back-office processing. This segment delivers its services through voice, chat, Web, email, and digital print. It also sells products complementary to these service offerings in China. In addition, SYNNEX Corporation offers various financial services, including net terms, third party leasing and floor plan financing, letters of credit, and arrangements to collect payments directly from the end-user; online services; and marketing services, as well as technical support services consisting of pre and post-sales support. The company serves resellers, retailers, and OEMs located worldwide. SYNNEX Corporation, formerly known as SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc., was founded in 1980 is headquartered in Fremont, California.

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22,000 employees
Market Cap
$9 billion
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Net Income
$529.1 million
5 Year Trend
+17.6%
Revenue
$24.6 billion
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