TE Connectivity · 1 month ago
Principal System Architect (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $231K/yr
10+ years expTE Connectivity is focused on creating a safer, sustainable and more connected world through innovation in data communications. The Principal System Architect will engage with customers to understand their technology needs, define system architecture requirements, and drive strategic initiatives to ensure TE's product roadmap aligns with industry advancements.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the primary technical liaison for TE’s customers, actively engaging with hyperscalers, OEMs, and system architects to gain deep insights into next-generation compute, AI, storage, and networking challenges
Proactively identify and assess technology disruptors, translating emerging trends into strategic R&D initiatives and product development roadmaps to maintain TE’s industry leadership
Cultivate and strengthen customer partnerships, fostering co-development opportunities and collaborative innovation to accelerate next-gen infrastructure advancements
Drive thought leadership by educating and influencing internal and external stakeholders, from executives and product teams to key decision-makers in customer organizations, on emerging industry trends, TE’s technical capabilities, and high-value engineering solutions
Bridge the gap between customer needs and TE’s technology roadmap, ensuring TE delivers future-proof, scalable, and high-performance interconnect solutions tailored to the evolving data infrastructure landscape
Define high-level system architecture requirements, ensuring TE’s product roadmap is aligned with next-generation compute, AI, and networking ecosystems
Drive TE’s technology vision and strategy, ensuring our interconnect solutions support the evolving needs of standards like PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, InfiniBand, and the next-gen AI workloads
Lead the evaluation of high-speed electrical, optical, and hybrid interconnect solutions, balancing performance, power, latency, cost, and manufacturability
Collaborate with internal R&D, product development, and business units to shape product development roadmaps based on real-world customer challenges and market trends
Drive technical due diligence for potential partnerships, acquisitions, and ecosystem collaborations, ensuring TE stays at the forefront of innovation
Actively participate in and influence key industry standards groups (e.g., OCP, PCI-SIG, IEEE, Ethernet Alliance, CXL Consortium), ensuring TE’s strategic alignment with the future of data communication
Lead and influence discussions on emerging protocols and interface standards, ensuring TE is at the forefront of next-generation high-speed, low-latency interconnect technologies
Champion TE’s technical leadership by actively contributing to the development of next-gen copper and optical interconnect standards, positioning TE as an industry innovator, ensuring our solutions stay ahead of the competition
Represent TE at industry forums, conferences, and standards organizations, reinforcing our role as a leader in high-speed interconnect technology and ensuring our strategic perspectives drive industry advancements
Develop and present thought leadership content, including technical whitepapers, reference designs, keynote presentations, and industry presentations, to amplify TE’s influence within the standards community and the broader industry ecosystem
Work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, sales, and marketing teams to translate technical insights into compelling product offerings
Drive the execution of high-impact, innovative technical projects, ensuring seamless alignment between customer needs, business goals, and engineering capabilities
Guide TE’s go-to-market strategy for new interconnect solutions, ensuring that our technical differentiation is clearly communicated and leveraged in competitive landscapes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Generally requires 10 years of relevant electrical engineering work experience
5+ years of experience in the system-level design in the datacenter, compute, networking or storage industry
In-depth knowledge of hardware and associated signaling environments
Technical expertise in high-speed engineering and design
Deep knowledge of compute, networking, AI / ML, or storage architecture
Expertise with industry-standard design tools (e.g., simulation, modeling, CAD, or signal integrity analysis)
The geographically dispersed group requires that the candidate be self-motivating with the ability to take the initiative to accomplish tasks with limited direction
Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences
Effectively able to build relationships with external customers and industry leaders as well as internally across all levels, disciplines, and geographies
Ability to spend 25%-30% of your time traveling
Preferred
Having a dual bachelor's degree in business or an MBA is a plus
Benefits
Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
Company
TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity provides and markets engineered electronic components, network solutions, and specialty products.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (75)
2023 (103)
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2020 (76)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.1B2025-04-29Post Ipo Debt· $1.47B
2025-01-28Post Ipo Debt· $782.37M
2024-07-30Post Ipo Debt· $350M
Leadership Team
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Terrence R. Curtin
Chief Executive Officer
Heath A. Mitts
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-11-14
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