Role: Platform HW Competitive Analysis Engineer 12 Months Contract Location: Austin, TX (onsite/hybrid) Job Duties: 1. Board Analysis: o Analyze CPU/APU/GPU printed circuit boards (PCBs) from various vendors and systems, including notebooks, PC motherboards, and GPU cards. o Identify electrical components and use reverse engineering techniques to understand board topology, architecture, power tree, and key interfaces. 2. Bill of Materials (BOM) Estimation: o Collaborate with component engineers to create estimated BOM files, identifying components with unclear traits. o Utilize the internal cost database to estimate board costs and compare with internal/customer designs. 3. PCB Stack-Up Analysis: o Engage with PCB delamination shops for stack-up analysis, identifying high-speed interfaces and dielectric materials. o Analyze vias, pad stacks, and trace geometries to determine competitor chip ball-out for key interfaces. 4. Power Instrumentation: o Conduct power instrumentation on boards...