Principal Mechanical Engineering Architect - Server & Rack Solutions
ZT Systems
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Job summary
ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, seeks a Principal Mechanical Architect to craft server and rack-level solutions for hyperscale customers. You will partner with customers and suppliers to translate requirements into next-generation designs, providing technical leadership across engineering, management, and business teams.
Responsibilities include developing long-term server technology strategies, driving system-level integration, and shaping power, BMC/UEFI firmware, and OS/driver architectures
Qualifications
- BS or MS with 12+ years of direct industry experience.
- Experience with high-speed design and signal integrity issues.
- Experience with implementation of high-speed serial buses and fabrics (SAS/SATA, PCIe, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, Ethernet).
- Knowledge of server & rack architecture, system level design, and board level design.
- Strong knowledge of BMC functionality, telemetry, and security/Root of Trust.
- Experience with new product development life cycle and cross-functional development.
- Ability to create detailed architecture specifications and drive business cases for new products.
- Understanding of datacenter network topologies.
- Optional: Windows Server and Linux OS knowledge; virtualization (VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V).
- Optional: knowledge of software drivers and network protocols.
Responsibilities
- Develop long-term hyperscale server technology strategies for customers.
- Drive integration of system-level engineering strategy.
- Develop technical relationships with core technology ecosystem.
- Identify differentiation opportunities and lead thought leadership discussions.
- Work with customers on concept and development of custom hyperscale server/rack designs.
- Solve performance/operational problems and deliver business value through ZT hardware.
- Design server architectures and production-ready implementations.
- Design server motherboard and chassis layouts; rack-level/data-center design.
- Oversee power design: AC/DC converters, power budgeting, and debug.
- Contribute to UEFI/BMC firmware and OS/drivers integration.
- Experience with AMI/OpenBMC and Redfish; security/Root of Trust considerations.
- Educate and guide cross-functional teams; write architecture specs.
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Job description
In this position, the Principal Mechanical Architect will be responsible for architecting Server and Rack level solutions for customers in the Cloud Computing and Hyperscale Industry. The responsibilities for this position include working directly with our customers and core technology suppliers to understand and solve technical problems facing the customer. In addition, the position will include providing technical leadership and guidance to internal Engineering, Management, and Business Teams.
In this position, the Principal Mechanical Architect will be responsible for architecting Server and Rack level solutions for customers in the Cloud Computing and Hyperscale Industry. The responsibilities for this position include working directly with our customers and core technology suppliers to understand and solve technical problems facing the customer. In addition, the position will include providing technical leadership and guidance to internal Engineering, Management, and Business Teams.
- Develops long-term hyperscale server technology strategies based on technical and business footprint of the customer.
- Drives internal and external integration of system level engineering strategy.
- Develops long-term technical relationships with the core technology ecosystem. The relationships should create a technical interface, driving customer requirements into next generation designs.
- Identifies and develops differentiation opportunities and drives thought leadership discussions among engineering, customers, business, and management.
- Work directly with customers on concept and development of custom hyperscale server and rack designs.
- Determine how to solve performance/operational problems and deliver business value through ZT hardware.
- System Architecture – Server design
- Experience in developing server product architectures and carrying through to production.
- Experience with server motherboard design
- Experience with server chassis layout optimization
- Experience with rack-level and data-center design implementation
- System Architecture – Power design
- AC/DC power converter design, System/Rack power budgeting and debug experience
- Rack and Data Center Level power infrastructure experience
- SW/FW Architecture – UEFI FW, BMC FW, OS/Drivers
- Experience coding for AMI and/or OpenBMC based BMC FW
- Experience with DMTF Redfish
- Experience coding for UEFI FW (BIOS)
- Experience with industry security protocols, Root of Trust, and design for security
- Experience with Operating Systems and Driver design/usage
- Innovates and develops intellectual property.
- Excellent communication, social, commercial and negotiation skills.
- Leadership of feasibility studies of system level concepts.
- Author technical papers, present at industry forums and participate in industry consortiums.
- Drive prototyping or proof of concepts of new technologies.
- BS in Electrical, CS, or Mechanical Engineering and 12 + years of direct industry experience (alternatively MS and 10+ years)
- Experience with high-speed design, signal integrity issues, power distribution techniques and x86/ARM/GPU platform architectures.
- Experience with implementation of high-speed serial buses and Fabrics (SAS/SATA, PCIe, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, etc.), high speed Memory Busses (DDR4/DDR5, HBM), and Processor/Accelerator Cache Coherent Links (CXL).
- Knowledge of server & rack architecture, system level design, board level design and overall server management.
- Strong knowledge of the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) functionality, telemetry, and design for Security/RoT.
- Experience with new product development life cycle and driving cross-functional development efforts from concept to planning to development.
- Demonstrated ability to create detailed architecture specifications and drive business cases for new products and features.
- Strong understanding of network technologies and datacenter network topologies.
- Optional: Working knowledge of server operating systems including Windows Server and Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, SUSE).
- Optional: Experience with Server Virtualization Solutions (VMware, Citrix or Hyper-V).
- Optional: Knowledge of software driver implementation, IP schemas and network protocols.
- Demonstrated ability to discover, learn, and apply new technologies.
ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $148,125 and $246,875 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world‑class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career‑defining.
A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.
Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
- Competitive base salary
- Performance‑based annual bonus eligibility
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
-Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-
- Company‑paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays
- Parental leave and family care support programs
- Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities
- Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about
These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.
ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.
- 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.
- 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.
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