Senior Data Center Power Architect for AI & Cloud

Lenovo; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo in the United States is hiring a senior Data Center Power Architect for its CSP group. This role will lead end-to-end power architecture for hyperscale, cloud, AI/GPU, server, and storage infrastructure—from data center AC distribution to rack and server DC power delivery.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data center power, strong system-level architecture skills, and hands-on experience with transformers, UPS, PDU, and HVDC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of data center power, critical power infrastructure, rack/server power, or power electronics experience.
• Strong expertise in data center AC electrical infrastructure and three-phase power systems.
• Experience with transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, PDU, busway, protection, grounding, and redundancy.
• Working knowledge of rack/server DC architectures including 48V/54V, PSU, power shelves, busbars, BBU, and DC-DC conversion.
• Strong system-level architecture and technical trade-off capability.
• Experience developing power specifications, architecture documents, and validation plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end power architecture from utility/grid to racks and servers.
• Define AC infrastructure including MV/LV distribution, transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, PDU, busway and power quality.
• Define rack/server DC architecture covering PSU/power shelves, 48V/54V/12V, DC busbars, BBU/capacitor shelves, DC-DC/POL, and HVDC.
• Develop architectures for 100 kW, 200 kW, 500 kW and future MW-class AI racks/pods.
• Optimize efficiency, density, availability, redundancy, serviceability, scalability, and cost across the power chain.
• Analyze peak/dynamic GPU loads, power excursions, transient response, ride-through, backup power, and energy storage.
• Develop system/rack power budgets, capacity models, redundancy schemes, and fault-protection strategies.
• Evaluate centralized vs. distributed power and emerging AC/DC/HVDC architectures.
• Lead architecture trade-offs, specification/design reviews, technology evaluation, and validation strategy.
• Develop next-generation data center and rack power roadmaps.
• Partner with thermal, mechanical, cooling, rack, server, GPU, facilities, and system architecture teams.
• Engage hyperscale/cloud customers, suppliers, ODM/OEMs, and technology partners.
• Lead complex system/rack power issue root-cause analysis.

Skills

Data center power

Three-phase power

System architecture

Power electronics

Technical trade-offs

Validation planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Power Engineering or related

Tools

Transformers

UPS

PDU

Job description

Lenovo in the United States is hiring a senior Data Center Power Architect for its CSP group. This role will lead end-to-end power architecture for hyperscale, cloud, AI/GPU, server, and storage infrastructure—from data center AC distribution to rack and server DC power delivery.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data center power, strong system-level architecture skills, and hands-on experience with transformers, UPS, PDU, and HVDC.