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Data Center Systems Power Architect

@ Apple
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Austin or Cupertino
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Architecting power systems, Leading cross-functional teams, Defining product requirements
Requirements Summary:BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; 10+ years in power electronics for server systems; broad hardware knowledge across CPU, GPU, memory, power delivery and thermal management; ability to model and define engineering requirements.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Power Electronics, Server Architecture, System Power Delivery, Power Management, Thermal Management, PCB Design, Schematic Reading
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Job Description

The Datacenter Systems Architecture team seeks an outstanding computer systems or technology architect to influence and drive new product designs in system power architecture and power management. The candidate will have the skills and experience to create system power architectures, surprise and delight our customers, and advance our products’ performance, size, power, thermal, and cost goals.

Description

This position is a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional lead engineering role encompassing all aspects of computer system design. The Power Systems Architect will provide architectural guidance and leadership to cross-functional engineering teams in establishing new product definitions and requirements for system power architecture.

The role may require occasional domestic and international travel.

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 10 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Has core competence and subject matter expertise in power electronics for server system designs, grounded understanding of server and rack based designs.
  • Possesses strong technical breadth across several computer subsystem technologies, e.g., CPU, GPU, TPU, storage, memory, power delivery, power management, networking, I/O, thermal management.
  • Able to create, review and approve engineering requirement specification documents.
  • Capable of modeling, characterizing power

Preferred Qualifications

  • Possesses functional experience in defining power architecture solutions for complex server system designs deployed in datacenter applications. Demonstrated experience in modeling, power states characterization, and system power budget planning.
  • Understands schematics, PCB layout & designs; has experience in bring-up, system debug and hands-on lab environments.
  • Comprehends the roles of HW/FW/SW layers and how they interact in system design.
  • Has strong analytic, verbal, written and communication skills. Able to summarize and effectively communicate technical issues and actions to key stakeholders and leadership teams