Senior Hardware Architect - HPC & AI Systems

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Senior Hardware Architect to lead system-level design for high-performance HPC/AI hardware in Lisle, IL. You will own architecture across electrical, thermal, and mechanical domains, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive reference designs for accelerator platforms such as GPU/TPU/IPU.

The role emphasizes mentorship, technical leadership, and continual performance optimization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hardware design and architecture for high-performance systems.
• Deep expertise in power delivery, signal integrity, and thermal management.
• Strong collaboration and communication across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Define system-level requirements across electrical, thermal, and mechanical domains.
• Collaborate with electrical, thermal, and mechanical teams to ensure integration.
• Architect AI/HPC hardware systems for GPU/TPU/IPU platforms.
• Provide thought leadership on scalable, reliable hardware architectures.
• Lead design reviews and promote best practices.

Skills

Hardware architecture

System-level design

SerDes & retimers

AI/HPC hardware

Thermal management

Power delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's/ Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

HFSS

CAD tools

Job description

Molex is seeking a Senior Hardware Architect to lead system-level design for high-performance HPC/AI hardware in Lisle, IL. You will own architecture across electrical, thermal, and mechanical domains, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive reference designs for accelerator platforms such as GPU/TPU/IPU.

The role emphasizes mentorship, technical leadership, and continual performance optimization.