Senior Hardware Architect & AI Data Center Tech Lead

Celestica; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a technical lead for hardware design, development, and implementation of AI data center solutions. You will act as the primary technical contact for customer-specific designs from proposal through implementation, guiding strategy and advocating best practices while delivering unique solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities include leading concept design for next-gen hardware architectures, collaborating on roadmaps with product managers, mentoring teams, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive hardware design and leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in compute hardware architectures for data center environments.
• Strong knowledge of high-speed interfaces and protocols.
• Hands-on mastery of GPUs, Ethernet switches, x86, and storage tech.
• Experience leading hardware projects from architecture to release.

Responsibilities

• Lead ideation and concept design of next-generation hardware architectures for AI data center solutions.
• Architect complex hardware systems and provide strategic direction for data center planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technology roadmaps prioritizing innovation.
• Analyze industry trends and drive strategic direction for tech initiatives.
• Mentor teams on industry trends and hardware product development best practices.
• Engage with customers to understand problems and propose hardware-aligned solutions.

Skills

Hardware design leadership

Compute hardware architectures

GPU architectures (AMD/Intel GPUs)

Broadcom Ethernet Switches

x86 architectures

Storage technologies (HDDs, SSDs, SAS,

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Celestica is seeking a technical lead for hardware design, development, and implementation of AI data center solutions. You will act as the primary technical contact for customer-specific designs from proposal through implementation, guiding strategy and advocating best practices while delivering unique solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities include leading concept design for next-gen hardware architectures, collaborating on roadmaps with product managers, mentoring teams, and