Senior Power Systems Architect - Data Center Interconnects

Amphenol ICC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Staff Power Systems Architect in the San Diego area. You will work directly with hyperscalers, GPU/CPU partners, and Rack Power ODMs to translate power architectures into connector and cable solutions, guiding multi-year roadmaps and ensuring compelling technical outcomes.

You will lead strategic technical programs, mentor engineers, and represent the company in standards bodies, contributing to roadmap

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related engineering technical field.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or related discipline.
• Master’s degree with >8 years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or related discipline.
• Deep expertise in high-voltage/high-current power architecture for data center, industrial, or similar infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience owning strategic technical relationships at a senior or principal engineering level.
• Experience representing a company within industry standards organizations.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor other engineers and influence roadmap and business decisions with technical input.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy for technical requirements gathering and strengthening the relationship with customer engineering teams for power architecture requirements.
• Lead the translation of complex system-level power architectures into connector and cable requirements to define product development.
• Act as the senior technical spokesperson for power architecture discussions at customer leadership level, presenting solution strategy and long-term roadmap alignment.
• Shape multi-year connector/cable roadmap and investment decisions in response to anticipated shifts in customer power architecture.
• Define the specification frameworks and technical documentation standards used across teams for new product development and design-in.
• Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex qualification, validation, and design-in challenges.
• Represent the organization in industry standards bodies and consortia (e.g., OCP) that shape power delivery and interconnect direction.
• Provide strategic customer and market insight that directly shapes long-range roadmap and new product development planning.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the technical team.
• Identify long-term architecture shifts and translate them into product roadmap and investment recommendations.

Skills

Power architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Willingness to travel

Education

B.S. in EE or Mechanical

M.S. in EE or Mechanical

Tools

Power integrity tools

Safety standards UL/IEC

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Staff Power Systems Architect in the San Diego area. You will work directly with hyperscalers, GPU/CPU partners, and Rack Power ODMs to translate power architectures into connector and cable solutions, guiding multi-year roadmaps and ensuring compelling technical outcomes.

You will lead strategic technical programs, mentor engineers, and represent the company in standards bodies, contributing to roadmap