Solutions Architect

Piper Companies; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Solutions Architect to join a permanent role serving enterprise and hyperscale customers across North America. The architect will partner with customer engineering leadership to develop complex connectivity and cable backplane solutions for next-generation data center environments.

Responsibilities include liaising between customers and engineering, guiding data center infrastructure, and delivering executive-level presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting interconnect, connector, cable, server, networking, storage, or data center technologies.
• Proven customer-facing experience with hyperscale or strategic technology customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between customers and internal engineering teams, translating requirements into solution strategies.
• Build relationships with engineering leaders at large-scale tech organizations.
• Provide guidance on data center infrastructure including rack systems and cabling architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product development from concept to production.
• Deliver executive-level presentations and technical recommendations to address interconnect challenges.

Skills

Customer facing

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Technical consultant

Signal integrity knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Solutions Architect to join a leading organization within the high-speed interconnect and data center infrastructure industry. This is a permanent opportunity supporting enterprise and hyperscale customers across North America. The Solutions Architect will serve as a senior technical advisor, partnering directly with customer engineering leadership teams to develop and deliver complex connectivity and cable backplane solutions for next-generation data center environments.

Responsibilities for the Solutions Architect include:

• Act as the primary technical liaison between customers and internal engineering teams, translating business and technical requirements into solution strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with engineering leaders at large-scale technology organizations while supporting technical reviews, product discussions, and project planning.
• Provide guidance on data center infrastructure, including rack systems, cabling architectures, connectors, mechanical integration, and deployment considerations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product development efforts from concept through production while ensuring alignment with customer expectations.
• Deliver executive-level presentations, technical recommendations, and implementation support to address complex interconnect and system design challenges.

Qualifications for the Solutions Architect include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting interconnect, connector, cable, server, networking, storage, or data center technologies.
• Proven customer-facing experience working with hyperscale or strategic technology customers such as AWS, AMD, or similar organizations.
• Strong understanding of server and data center hardware environments including rack architecture, cable management, mechanical systems, and installation processes.
• Working knowledge of Signal Integrity (SI) principles and the impact of mechanical design decisions on system performance.
• Experience serving as a technical consultant and communicator between customers, product teams, and engineering organizations.
• Strong presentation, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% initially to customer, manufacturing, and deployment sites, with travel decreasing over time.

Compensation for the Solutions Architect:

Salary Range: $170,000-$200,000/year (USD)

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and additional company-sponsored benefits.

This job opens for applications on 10/30/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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