Senior Power Systems Architect — Interconnect & Power Solutions

Amphenol Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Corporation is seeking a Senior Power Systems Architect to bridge customer needs with advanced interconnect engineering. You will own requirements-gathering, translate power architecture to connector specifications, and lead technical discussions with hyperscalers and OEM partners.

You will mentor junior engineers and influence roadmap decisions across product engineering and R&D. The role requires strong communication, travel to customer and manufacturing sites, and a track record in

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related engineering technical field.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5–8 years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Master’s degree with 3–6 years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience translating system-level power architecture requirements into connector/cable specifications.
• Working knowledge of high-voltage/high-current interconnect design principles for data center or similar power infrastructure.
• Proven history of independently managing a customer technical relationship.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for direct, unsupervised customer engagement.
• Willingness to travel to customer and manufacturing sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Independently own the technical requirements-gathering relationship with customer engineering teams for power architecture requirements.
• Translate system-level power architecture into connector and cable technology requirements to define product development.
• Lead power architecture discussions with customer engineering teams, presenting connector/cable solution options, trade-offs, and roadmap alignment.
• Partner with product engineering, manufacturing, and R&D to shape roadmap decisions in response to customer power architecture requirements.
• Develop and own technical requirement documents and specification inputs that drive new product development and design-in activities.
• Lead qualification, validation, and design-in activities for new power interconnect solutions at customer sites.
• Track and begin contributing to relevant industry standards and consortia (e.g., OCP, hyperscaler-specific specifications).
• Deliver customer and market insight back into internal roadmap and new product development.
• Mentor Associate (Junior) Engineers and review their technical outputs.

Job description

Amphenol Corporation is seeking a Senior Power Systems Architect to bridge customer needs with advanced interconnect engineering. You will own requirements-gathering, translate power architecture to connector specifications, and lead technical discussions with hyperscalers and OEM partners.

You will mentor junior engineers and influence roadmap decisions across product engineering and R&D. The role requires strong communication, travel to customer and manufacturing sites, and a track record in