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AI Cluster & Data Center Design Engr

AMD · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled systems engineer to architect and design scalable AI/HPC clusters. This role involves evaluating and selecting compute, storage, networking, and power delivery components and solutions to optimize performance and reliability across global deployments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing workloads.

THE PERSON

An experienced systems architect with a strong background in HPC, AI infrastructure, cluster, and data center engineering. You bring deep technical knowledge of compute, power, and networking components, a strategic mindset for system-level design, and the ability to collaborate across diverse technical domains. You thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about building efficient, scalable, and reliable compute platforms.

Key Responsibilities

  • System Architecture & Design

    • Evaluate and select CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, interconnects, and memory configurations for optimal cluster performance.
    • Evaluate and select compute, storage, and networking components and solutions to optimize performance and reliability across global deployments.
    • Evaluate and select power delivery solutions for high-density AI/GPU deployments.
    • Define power budgets, redundancy schemes, and fault tolerance mechanisms.
    • Design network topologies to maximize overall cluster performance.
    • Understand the network performance needs of different types of workloads.
    • Understand advantages and performance trade-offs of network topologies for AI/HPC clusters.
    • Design and optimize storage solutions to maximize AI/HPC cluster performance.
    • Understand advantages and performance trade-offs of cluster storage solutions, e.g. Lustre, Ceph, etc.
  • Collaboration

    • Work across multiple organizations with subject matter experts from hardware, software, network, data center, and operations teams to deliver scalable, efficient, and reliable compute infrastructure.

Qualifications

  • Experience in HPC, AI infrastructure, or data center systems engineering.

  • Experience designing power delivery solutions for racks and data centers.

  • Contributions to open-source HPC or AI infrastructure projects.

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in HPC, AI infrastructure, or data center systems engineering.

  • Experience designing power delivery solutions for racks and data centers.

  • Contributions to open-source HPC or AI infrastructure projects.

Benefits

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