Your role and responsibilities
Your Role: System and Board Design Engineer
We’re hiring development engineers (m/f/x) to join our System and Board Design team starting January 1, 2026. As part of the Electronic Packaging group, you’ll help design high-performance mainboards and PCB cards for IBM’s flagship platforms.
Key Areas of Work
* Logic & Physical Design: Develop and layout complex digital and analog circuits.
* Signal Integrity: Modeling and simulation of high-frequency signals across boards and systems. Definition of design rules and materials.
* Power Integrity: Ensure stable power distribution and switching stability on complex boards
* Module Design: Create single and multi-chip modules for IBM processors.
* Automation: Improve workflows, tools, and measurement methods.
* Failure Analysis: Support hardware bring-up, prototype validation, and issue resolution.
Your Team & Work Environment
You’ll join a team of world-class developers committed to building high-quality IT solutions. We offer:
* A modern, agile development environment
* Flexible working hours and a secure workplace
* Early responsibility with mentorship support
* Personalized development programs to grow your technical, leadership, or project management skills
Required education
Master's Degree
Your Profile
We’re looking for candidates with a strong technical foundation and a collaborative mindset. Ideally, you have:
* A Master’s or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or similar
* Knowledge of signal and power integrity, and circuit design (digital & analog)
* Familiarity with PCB technologies and materials
* Programming skills (preferably Python)
* Experience with PCB tools (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics, Altium, Eagle)
* Strong self-motivation and team spirit
* Excellent English communication skills (German is a plus)