Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer

Mythic

Senior Staff Systems Design Engineer designing and implementing hardware solutions for next-gen AI platforms. Collaborating across silicon and manufacturing to deliver high-quality systems at Mythic.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own design and development of reference boards and hardware platforms
Translate silicon capabilities into practical, high-quality system designs
Drive schematic design and guide PCB layout (internally or with external partners)
Own key hardware subsystems including power delivery, high-speed interfaces, and clocking
Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system robustness
Define and incorporate package-level constraints into board design
Partner with OSATs and manufacturing vendors to ensure smooth package-to-board integration
Support board bring-up and collaborate on debugging system-level issues
Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and readiness for prototype and production builds
Work closely with integration, product, test, and packaging teams to ensure successful system deployment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in hardware or board-level design
Strong background in high-speed digital design and power delivery
Experience designing and bringing up complex PCBs
Familiarity with PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence, or similar)
Understanding of package-to-board interactions and system-level constraints
Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Strong engineering judgment and attention to detail
Experience working with external vendors (PCB, OSAT)
Builder mindset: you do not wait for perfect requirements — you create working systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity
Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k)
Uncapped PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

hardware designboard-level designhigh-speed digital designpower deliveryPCB designsystem designsignal integritypower integritydesign for manufacturabilitydebugging

Soft Skills

engineering judgmentattention to detailbuilder mindsetcollaborationadaptability