Director, Datacenter System Architecture

Job Description

Job Title: Director, Datacenter System Architecture. Location: Palo Alto, California, United States

Responsibilities:

• Own the system requirements specification, including rack height, form factor, connector type and count, faceplate, power, thermal performance, monitoring, and redundancy.
• Define the delivery strategy across internally built components and partner-built systems.
• Own the system-level thermal and power budget as an architectural constraint.
• Define the control and management interface for the customer's orchestration layer;
• Identify, evaluate, and work with OEM, ODM, joint venture, and strategic partners.
• Resolve cross-subsystem architectural trade-offs and prevent local optimizations from negatively affecting the overall system.
• Work with partners, manufacturing, and test teams on design for manufacturability and test access from the beginning of development.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hardware systems engineering experience.
• 3+ years directing system architecture for a rack-mounted networking or datacenter product that has shipped.
• Strong understanding of datacenter hardware constraints, including rack-unit budgets, airflow, power delivery, front-panel density, serviceability, and environmental standards.
• Experience taking a system from specification through prototype and partner or contract-manufacturer production.
• Familiarity with datacenter cabling and high-density front-panel port requirements;
• Ability to write detailed system specifications that engineering teams can build against.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive health coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Equity grants.
• Financial wellness tools and planning resources.
• Wellness benefits.
• Family support programs.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid leave programs.
• Company-designated paid holidays.
• Discretionary time off.
• End-of-year company shutdown.
• Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may vary by location, role, or employment status.
• Many benefits are subsidized or fully paid by the company.

Salary:

• Zone 1, Bay Area and NYC: $219,300 to $257,700 USD annually.
• Zone 2, including Los Angeles and Washington DC: $197,300 to $231,900 USD annually.
• Zone 3, including Austin, Chicago, and Sacramento: $175,500 to $206,200 USD annually;
• Zone 4, including Nashville, Phoenix/Tempe, and many remote locations: $153,500 to $180,400 USD annually.
• Actual compensation depends on qualifications, education, training, experience, geographic location, business needs, and internal equity.
• The recruiter can provide the applicable salary range during the hiring process.

Application Information:

• Applicants can create a job alert for future opportunities.
• The application requires a resume/CV, cover letter, education information, LinkedIn profile, and standard employment eligibility questions.
• The cover letter must include the word "purple";
• Applicants must answer whether they require employment visa sponsorship and whether they are legally authorized to work in the country.
• Applicants may voluntarily complete equal employment opportunity, veteran, and disability self-identification forms.