Data Center Physical Architect & Pathfinding
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Location: Austin, TX 78745
Description:
Summary
The Datacenter Systems Architecture team seeks an outstanding computer systems or technology architect to influence and drive new product designs. This position is a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional lead engineering role encompassing all aspects of computer system design. The candidate will have the skills and experience to create system architectures, surprise and delight our customers, and advance our products' performance, size, power, thermal and cost goals.
Description
Provide physical architectural guidance and leadership to cross-functional engineering teams to establish new product definitions and requirements.
Lead the solutions for delivering physical architecture solutions for datacenter platforms through the following:
Pathfinding on novel system architecture choices with a broad group of architects and system engineers, technical leads, HW/SW managers, and vendors.
Possess subject matter expertise in complex server design solutions and understand tradeoff considerations for datacenter applications.
Drive physical architecture investigations for product system integration options through active collaboration with mechanical, physical, electrical, thermal, power, and signal integration design stakeholders.
Author system architecture specifications, system interface and connectivity diagrams, and conduct reviews with the product teams.
Analyze, guide and support thermal management solutions and trade-offs
Anticipate future SoC requirements and negotiate with internal SoC teams to align with physical architecture solutions and integration opportunities.
Be innovative and curious. Explore and champion new product-level features and workflows.
Review, challenge and influence people and processes
Lead system physical architecture and guide early design team activities
Define, develop and utilize tools, scripts, automation and methods of system analysis
Mentor junior engineers to best practices and data-driven processes
The role may require occasional domestic and international travel.
The Datacenter Systems Architecture team seeks an outstanding computer systems or technology architect to influence and drive new product designs. This position is a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional lead engineering role encompassing all aspects of computer system design. The candidate will have the skills and experience to create system architectures, surprise and delight our customers, and advance our products' performance, size, power, thermal and cost goals.
Description
Provide physical architectural guidance and leadership to cross-functional engineering teams to establish new product definitions and requirements.
Lead the solutions for delivering physical architecture solutions for datacenter platforms through the following:
Pathfinding on novel system architecture choices with a broad group of architects and system engineers, technical leads, HW/SW managers, and vendors.
Possess subject matter expertise in complex server design solutions and understand tradeoff considerations for datacenter applications.
Drive physical architecture investigations for product system integration options through active collaboration with mechanical, physical, electrical, thermal, power, and signal integration design stakeholders.
Author system architecture specifications, system interface and connectivity diagrams, and conduct reviews with the product teams.
Analyze, guide and support thermal management solutions and trade-offs
Anticipate future SoC requirements and negotiate with internal SoC teams to align with physical architecture solutions and integration opportunities.
Be innovative and curious. Explore and champion new product-level features and workflows.
Review, challenge and influence people and processes
Lead system physical architecture and guide early design team activities
Define, develop and utilize tools, scripts, automation and methods of system analysis
Mentor junior engineers to best practices and data-driven processes
The role may require occasional domestic and international travel.