Principal Systems Architect

The Rundown AI, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in AI hardware seeks a Principal Systems Architect to drive the development of next-gen hardware solutions for advanced AI/ML workloads. This role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams, defining interconnect solutions, and ensuring project delivery success through collaboration and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of industry experience.
• 6+ years leading platform teams.
• Strong understanding of hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for hardware systems design projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless product delivery.
• Maintain defect tracking and drive issue resolution.

Skills

Technical leadership

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Principal Systems Architect

Mission:

Systems Architect responsible for Groq’s next-gen hardware platforms to enable state-of-the-art AI/ML workloads and guide future hardware systems development of the most advanced AI accelerator on the market. Solves complex technical problems and leads multi-disciplined team projects focussed on delivery of rack scale accelerator solutions.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

• Technical lead
  • Serve as technical lead for hardware systems design projects by guiding design and architecture decisions that align with organizational objectives
  • Work directly with project manager to coordinate all team activities, milestone attainment, functional coordination and alignment
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Silicon Engineering, Data Center Operations, Cloud Infrastructure, Product Management and Manufacturing Operations to ensure seamless delivery of products, features and enhancements
  • Maintain defect/bug tracking throughout project duration and drive issue resolution
• Interconnect solution definition and selection
  • Electro-optical: backplanes, bulk power distribution, optical, internal and external system interconnects
  • Thermo-mechanical: Define macro-system cooling solution, integration and interconnect
  • Coordinate design teams to achieve common leveraged results
• Full stack system understanding, trouble shooting and issue resolution
  • Deep understanding of design expectations and comprehensive validation methods for results, from POC to final product.
  • Assist teams to narrow problems to subsystem level and guide whole team to resolution as necessary
  • Proficient in electrical & power issues, mechanical & thermal issues, low level firmware, application layer software, operating systems, performance testing and tuning for optimizations, etc.

Ideal candidates have/are:

At minimum:

• 15+ years of industry experience and 6+ years experience leading platform teams to delivery success
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation:At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $270,000 to $315,000, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.