AI Server Platform Architect: xPU & Rack Bring-Up

MediaTek; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

MediaTek’s Data Center team is seeking an AI Server Platform Architect to own the xPU platform integration and server board/compute tray. You will define board architecture, tray power/thermal envelopes, and support chassis integration with the Rack Thermal & Mechanical Architect.

You will also lead system bring-up, validation, reliability and safety/EMC compliance for the team, co‑own rack bring‑up with the Rack System Architect and Technical Project Manager, and work closely with third‑party

Qualifications

• Education: BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience: 8+ years in datacenter server or system platform design.
• Interconnect & memory: PCIe Gen5/6, CXL, DDR/HBM and high-speed signal integrity.
• Management: BMC/OpenBMC, Redfish and firmware enablement.
• Bring-up & debug: Hands-on lab bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Own platform-level xPU integration requirements (power, thermal, signal integrity, form factor).
• Define server board and tray architecture (xPU, host CPU, memory, PCIe/NVLink, BMC, on-board power).
• Set tray power and thermal envelopes; implement power capping and management policy.
• Support tray envelopes, serviceability, hot-swap and cabling with Rack Thermal & Mechanical Architect.
• Lead system bring-up and debug with firmware, BIOS and BMC teams.
• Own test plan for validation, reliability, and MTBF; perform failure analysis.
• Drive safety, EMC and regulatory certification (UL/IEC 62368-1, FCC/CE).
• Run design reviews and NPI readiness with ODMs.

Skills

Datacenter server design

PCIe Gen5/6

CXL

HBM memory interfaces

BMC/OpenBMC

Redfish API

System bring-up

Education

Bachelor/Master in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Power measurement tools

Job description

MediaTek’s Data Center team is seeking an AI Server Platform Architect to own the xPU platform integration and server board/compute tray. You will define board architecture, tray power/thermal envelopes, and support chassis integration with the Rack Thermal & Mechanical Architect.

You will also lead system bring-up, validation, reliability and safety/EMC compliance for the team, co‑own rack bring‑up with the Rack System Architect and Technical Project Manager, and work closely with third‑party