System Engineer - Senior

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

Benefits offered by this job

401k Retirement Savings Plan

Commuter Check Pretax Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Job summary

ECLARO is recruiting a Senior Platform Systems Engineer in San Diego to architect and evolve AI and database infrastructure platforms for enterprise and hyperscale environments.

You will own end-to-end platform design across compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal domains, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, manufacturable solutions with strong engineering judgment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong Linux knowledge and command-line proficiency.
• Experience with platform debugging and performance analysis tools such as fio, iostat, perf, sar, iperf, or sysbench.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design, integration, and validation of compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal infrastructure features.
• Define and validate platform-level power architecture, redundancy strategies, and thermal requirements.
• Collaborate with product, hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and systems teams to prototype and productionize capabilities.
• Lead root-cause analysis spanning hardware, firmware, OS, networking, storage, power, and thermal domains.
• Drive manufacturability and factory readiness, including production validation and deployment standards.
• Develop validation, characterization, and automation tools using Bash, Python, or C-based utilities.
• Influence platform architecture through technical insight and emerging infrastructure technologies.

Skills

Linux systems

System engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Scripting (Python/Bash/C)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

fio

iostat

perf

sar

iperf

sysbench

Job description

Job Number: 26-01653 Help people live their best lives. ECLARO is looking for a

San Diego, CA. ECLARO’s client runs a continuous, dynamic, and first-rate delivery of IT services to the public and private sectors - empowering individuals with greater access to technology, allowing them to achieve more in their ventures and soar to greater heights. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!

Position Overview

• Seeking a Senior Platform Systems Engineer to help architect and evolve next-generation AI and database infrastructure platforms used in enterprise and hyperscale data center environments.
• This role combines system-level electrical engineering, power and thermal architecture, platform integration, and infrastructure engineering.
• Will work across compute, storage, networking, firmware, manufacturing, and data center power domains to ensure our platforms are scalable, resilient, manufacturable, and globally deployable.
• While power and thermal design experience are important aspects of this role, this is fundamentally a broad systems engineering position focused on end-to-end platform ownership rather than narrow component-level design.
• Will help drive technical decisions spanning:
• Data Center Power Architecture
• Thermal and Cooling Strategies
• High-Density AI / GPU Infrastructure
• Manufacturing and Factory Integration
• Platform Validation and Debugging
• System Automation and Diagnostics
• Cross-Functional Platform Design
• This is a highly visible technical leadership role requiring strong engineering judgment, cross-functional influence, and the ability to operate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design, integration, and validation of compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal infrastructure features across Client platforms.
• Define and validate platform-level power architecture, redundancy strategies, and thermal requirements for enterprise and AI-optimized systems.
• Partner with product, hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams to prototype and productionize new platform capabilities.
• Lead complex root-cause analysis spanning hardware, firmware, operating systems, networking, storage, power, and thermal domains.
• Drive platform manufacturability and factory readiness, including production validation, engineering changes, and deployment standards.
• Develop and maintain validation, characterization, and automation tools using Bash, Python, or C-based utilities.
• Influence platform architecture through technical insight, industry awareness, and emerging infrastructure technologies.
• Support qualification and lifecycle management of electrical and electromechanical components including power supplies, PDUs, breakers, cabling, cooling systems, and infrastructure devices.
• Define and validate firmware configurations, deployment settings, and manufacturing handoff requirements for scalable production.
• Partner with global vendors, manufacturing partners, and field organizations to resolve integration and deployment issues.
• Support regulatory, EMC, and safety compliance activities for enterprise data center deployments.
• Contribute to next-generation high-density AI and GPU infrastructure designs, including advanced air and liquid-cooled systems.

Required Qualifications

• Strong systems engineering background spanning server, storage, networking, or infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with data center power systems, redundancy models, and thermal design considerations.
• Strong knowledge of Linux systems and command-line environments.
• Experience with platform debugging and performance analysis tools such as fio, iostat, perf, sar, iperf, sysbench, or similar utilities.
• Proficiency with scripting or programming using Python, Bash, and / or C.
• Experience working with firmware, BIOS, BMC / iDRAC, or large-scale system configuration.
• Familiarity with high-speed networking technologies including Ethernet or InfiniBand fabrics.
• Experience with enterprise storage technologies including NVMe, RAID, distributed storage, replication, or erasure coding concepts.
• Understanding of rack-level infrastructure including PDUs, cabling, grounding, and power distribution concepts.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, system integration, or factory deployment activities.
• Familiarity with regulatory and EMC considerations in enterprise hardware deployments.
• Ability to operate beyond a single technical specialty into broader system-level ownership.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical fields.
• Strong expertise in one or more domains such as:
• Power and Thermal Systems
• Linux Systems
• Server Architecture
• Storage Technologies
• High-Speed Networking
• Infrastructure Validation
• Demonstrated technical leadership and cross-functional engineering ownership.
• Strong technical leadership and systems thinking.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive technical decisions across organizations.
• Confidence leading high-severity troubleshooting and root-cause analysis efforts.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Intellectual curiosity and continuous learning mindset.
• Comfort working in fast-paced environments with evolving technical priorities.
• Strong ownership mentality and bias toward execution.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with global three-phase data center power distribution architectures, including regional voltage / frequency standards, grounding methodologies, breaker coordination, and enterprise redundancy models (N, N+1, 2N).
• Experience with AI, GPU, or high-density compute infrastructure.
• Experience with thermal characterization and cooling validation.
• Experience with liquid cooling technologies.
• Familiarity with data center facility interfaces and regional power standards.
• Experience working with global ODM / OEM vendors and manufacturing partners.

If hired, you will enjoy the following ECLARO Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
• Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
• Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO

ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status, in compliance with all applicable laws.