Apple · 4 hours ago
Data Center Physical Architect u0026 Pathfinding
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expApple is seeking a skilled Data Center Physical Architect to lead the design and development of innovative product architectures within the Datacenter Systems Architecture team. The role involves providing architectural guidance, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers to enhance product performance and integration for datacenter applications.
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Responsibilities
Provide physical architectural guidance and leadership to cross-functional engineering teams to establish new product definitions and requirements
Lead the solutions for delivering physical architecture solutions for datacenter platforms through the following: Pathfinding on novel system architecture choices with a broad group of architects and system engineers, technical leads, HW/SW managers, and vendors
Possess subject matter expertise in complex server design solutions and understand tradeoff considerations for datacenter applications
Drive physical architecture investigations for product system integration options through active collaboration with mechanical, physical, electrical, thermal, power, and signal integration design stakeholders
Author system architecture specifications, system interface and connectivity diagrams, and conduct reviews with the product teams
Analyze, guide and support thermal management solutions and trade-offs
Anticipate future SoC requirements and negotiate with internal SoC teams to align with physical architecture solutions and integration opportunities
Be innovative and curious. Explore and champion new product-level features and workflows
Review, challenge and influence people and processes
Lead system physical architecture and guide early design team activities
Define, develop and utilize tools, scripts, automation and methods of system analysis
Mentor junior engineers to best practices and data-driven processes
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Has core competence and subject matter expertise architecting servers for general purpose compute, or specialty compute (GPUs, TPUs) systems running datacenter workloads for AI/ML applications
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
Preferred
Possess functional experience in defining physical architecture solutions for complex server system designs deployed in datacenter applications
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
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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CEO
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