Staff Engineer, Hardware Design - Technical Program Lead (TPL)

About the role

This position will serve as the technical lead in hardware design, development, and implementation of AI data center solutions. You will be the primary technical contact for customer-specific designs from proposal to implementation, driving strategies, recommending industry best practices, and creating unique solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ideation and concept design of next-generation hardware architectures tailored for high-performance AI data center solutions.
• Architect complex, high-quality hardware systems and provide strategic direction for AI data center planning and design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technology leads and product managers to define a technology roadmap prioritizing innovation in data center solutions.
• Analyze compute industry trends and partner with senior leadership to drive strategic direction for innovative technology initiatives.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME), sharing knowledge on industry trends and mentoring teams across Hardware Product Solutions (HPS).
• Select key components to optimize design and cost efficiency for successful market adoption.
• Review and analyze new technologies, summarizing results for presentation to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Engage with strategic customers to understand their specific problems and provide technical solutions aligned with hardware product designs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in hardware design and technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in compute hardware architectures, including data center, telecommunications, enterprise, and service provider environments.
• Advanced proficiency in compute components, protocols, and high-speed interfaces.
• Hands-on technical mastery of AMD/Intel GPUs, Broadcom Ethernet Switches, x86 architectures, and storage technologies (HDDs, SSDs, SAS/SATA, PCIe, CXL).
• Extensive experience in comprehensive rack-level system design and integration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead product concepts from architecture, through prototyping, system evaluation, to product release.
• Skilled in developing architectural specifications that drive high-quality hardware product development.
• Strong command of hardware security protocols and protection elements.
• Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills, with a proven track record of analytical problem-solving and customer-centric service.
• Deep understanding of high-power, density-constrained designs, specifically for GPU systems with power requirements in the 4-5 kW range.
• Expertise in data center designs with full liquid cooling requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Educational requirements might vary by geography.

Physical Demands

• Duties are performed in a normal office environment.
• May require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator) are frequently required.
• Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.

Location: Austin, Texas, USA