System Architect, Hyperscale SST Power (Hybrid | Equity)

Ignite Next GmbH; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity + competitive salary.

Hybrid work with flexible workingTimes

Job summary

Ignite Next GmbH in Zürich, Switzerland, is seeking a System Architect to own the solid-state transformer system and drive it from prototype to certification and production. You will align power electronics, magnetics, mechanical and thermal teams to optimize efficiency, density, cost and reliability.

You will influence trade-offs across disciplines, define requirements and interfaces, and work closely with data center customers to translate their needs into system specs.

Qualifications

• MSc or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in developing complex power electronic systems.
• System-level responsibility (system engineer/architect/technical lead).
• Track record of taking power electronic systems from development to series production.
• Experience with high‑power systems (EV charging, electric drivetrains, rail traction, industrial drives, renewable energy converters or robotics).
• Broad understanding of electrical, magnetic, thermal, mechanical and control aspects of power electronics and their interaction.
• Knowledge of cooling concepts and mechanical integration of high‑power electronics.
• Experience with standards, norms and certification processes for power electronic products.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills; able to align experts across disciplines.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the system architecture of the SST and its key performance metrics (efficiency, power density, cost, thermal performance, reliability, manufacturability, control).
• Coordinate subsystems (AC/DC, DC/DC, magnetics, mechanical, thermal) and interfaces for system compatibility.
• Lead system-level trade-off decisions and set technical priorities across teams.
• Define and maintain system requirements, interface specs and change management; assess impact across the system.
• Translate data center operator requirements into system specifications and track evolution.
• Explore and compare different system architectures and their datacenter integration.
• Drive design for manufacturing and preparation for series production.
• Work with compliance/certification to define feasible certification paths.
• Identify system-level risks early and propose mitigations.

Job description

Ignite Next GmbH in Zürich, Switzerland, is seeking a System Architect to own the solid-state transformer system and drive it from prototype to certification and production. You will align power electronics, magnetics, mechanical and thermal teams to optimize efficiency, density, cost and reliability.

You will influence trade-offs across disciplines, define requirements and interfaces, and work closely with data center customers to translate their needs into system specs.