Senior GPU Hardware Engineer - AI Infra Rack Design

Designworks Talent; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Designworks Talent is seeking a Principal HPC/GPU Hardware Engineer to lead the design of GPU servers and rack-scale infrastructure in Bellevue, WA. This hybrid role collaborates with GPU vendors, ODMs/OEMs, data center engineering, and operations to translate reference architectures into production-ready systems that maximize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

As an early infrastructure engineer, you will own the hardware standards, influence architecture decisions across GPU

Qualifications

• Experience designing GPU-based servers and large-scale compute platforms.
• Strong knowledge of NVIDIA and AMD GPU ecosystems.
• Experience with hyperscale AI infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of GPU servers and rack-scale infrastructure.
• Collaborate with ODMs/OEMs to develop production hardware.
• Own rack-level architecture: power, cooling, layout, serviceability.
• Evaluate new GPU platforms for AI workloads.
• Coordinate with data center engineering and operations.
• Balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and TCO.
• Support hardware validation and production readiness.
• Help establish engineering standards and design practices.

Skills

GPU server design

Rack infrastructure

Vendor references

ODM/OEM collaboration

HPC/data center

Senior technical leader

Job description

Designworks Talent is seeking a Principal HPC/GPU Hardware Engineer to lead the design of GPU servers and rack-scale infrastructure in Bellevue, WA. This hybrid role collaborates with GPU vendors, ODMs/OEMs, data center engineering, and operations to translate reference architectures into production-ready systems that maximize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

As an early infrastructure engineer, you will own the hardware standards, influence architecture decisions across GPU