Cerebras Systems
Systems Debug Engineer- EE
Sunnyvale, CA · Senior
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About the role
- This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.
- OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership https://openai.com/index/cerebras-partnership/ with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.
Responsibilities
- Characterize failure signatures and perform hands-on troubleshooting at the system, board, and component level.
- Drive failure analysis to root cause-down to silicon, PCB, or external components-using structured, first-principles problem solving.
- Analyze and document results clearly, and provide actionable recommendations to design and manufacturing teams.
- Participate in design reviews for next-generation systems, contributing recommendations spanning electrical design-for-test (DFT), mechanical, and thermal improvements.
- Strong drive to self-educate and operate with autonomy in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
- Experience working with Contract Manufacturers and implementing process and design level changes.
- Familiarity with PCB design and assembly processes (e.g., PCB surface finishes, convection reflow, and solder ).
- People who are serious about software make their own hardware.
- Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of experience in hardware bring-up, system integration, board/system debug, or failure analysis.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes and standard electrical bench instrumentation.
- Experience with failure analysis (FA) techniques such as cross-section, SEM, and X-ray.
Skills
- Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.
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Compensation
- The base salary range for this position is $190,000 to $230,000 annually.
Benefits
- Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.
Company info
- Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
- Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
- Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
- Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
- At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry.
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