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Power Architect – Data Center Infrastructure
Location: Plano, TX
About the Role
Our client is seeking a Power Architect – Data Center Infrastructure to lead the development of next-generation Grid-to-Chip power delivery architectures supporting hyperscale and enterprise data center platforms.
This role will drive system-level power strategy across facility, rack, and board levels, with a focus on efficient, scalable, and reliable power solutions for rapidly increasing AI/HPC power requirements.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in data center power infrastructure, power conversion, distribution, and system-level architecture.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive end-to-end data center power architecture spanning the utility/grid interface, UPS systems, power distribution, rack-level power shelves, and board-level voltage regulation.
- Lead next-generation Grid-to-Chip power delivery strategies for hyperscale and AI/HPC data center platforms.
- Architect high-efficiency power conversion and distribution systems for modern compute platforms.
- Translate AI, cloud, and HPC workload trends into facility-, row-, and rack-level power requirements.
- Develop reference power architectures and system design guidelines.
- Evaluate and optimize AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion topologies, including centralized, distributed, and intermediate bus architectures.
- Lead trade-off analysis across efficiency, scalability, reliability, and cost.
- Develop architectural strategies supporting 100kW racks, AI clusters, and advanced accelerator platforms.
- Develop proof-of-concept systems and reference designs with internal and external engineering teams.
- Collaborate with system engineering, product management, silicon partners, hyperscale customers, and ecosystem partners.
- Provide technical leadership and influence product roadmaps for evolving hyperscale infrastructure requirements.
Core Technical Requirements
- Deep knowledge of data center power architecture and infrastructure.
- Experience designing Grid-to-Chip power delivery systems.
- Expertise in AC-DC and DC-DC conversion architecture.
- Experience with UPS systems, PDUs, rack power shelves, and busbar architecture.
- Strong understanding of high-power rack architectures for hyperscale and AI workloads.
- Familiarity with server and accelerator platform power delivery requirements.
- Understanding of CPU/GPU compute platforms and their impact on power delivery.
- Knowledge of technologies including PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, InfiniBand, and NVMe/NVMe-oF.
- Ability to evaluate system-level power efficiency and reliability trade-offs.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10 years of experience in power architecture or power systems design.
- Extensive experience designing power infrastructure for data center platforms.
- Demonstrated expertise in Grid-to-Chip power architecture and high-power rack systems.
- Strong background in power electronics and system-level power delivery design.
- Experience influencing architecture decisions across cross-functional engineering teams.
- Experience working with hyperscale data center operators, server OEMs, or infrastructure vendors.