Sr. Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Job Summary:

The Senior Principal Infrastructure Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving the development and validation of rack and server infrastructure in cloud datacenters. This position requires a deep understanding of various hardware technologies and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and compliance with customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage knowledge of Intel x86 AMD Nvidia FPGA and ARM-based technology roadmaps to influence future datacenter architectures.
• Review customer requirements to develop L11 rack solutions including test plan reviews cable mappings and rack configurations.
• Conduct power analysis at subsystem node and rack levels and contribute to BOM development.
• Develop and validate cloud datacenter infrastructure focusing on compute and storage platforms.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers firmware developers and customer engineering teams to address technical issues.
• Facilitate log review meetings and perform test plan reviews with validation and development teams.
• Conduct failure analysis and implement corrective actions to enhance product quality.
• Engage with suppliers and partners to integrate hardware building blocks into solutions.
• Work with validation systems and manufacturing engineering teams to resolve testing issues.
• Identify opportunities for test automation and collaborate with scripting teams to implement solutions.
• Provide feedback to Technical Program Managers (TPMs) to assist in defining development and test schedules.
• Document best practices and lessons learned to improve product quality and testing efficiency.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong understanding of compliance requirements in infrastructure management.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell Python Perl and bash.
• Experience with hardware debugging tools including oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Deep knowledge of x86 Intel server architecture including BIOS BMC and hardware control.
• Thorough understanding of communication buses such as PCIe SAS/SATA and I2C.
• Proficiency with Linux server operating systems.

Preferred Skills:

• Masters degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in hyperscale or cloud environments.
• Cross-discipline understanding of thermal mechanical and power management in datacenters.
• Experience in direct customer engagements and interfacing with executives.
• Knowledge of Open Compute Project (OCP) hardware design elements.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Ability to work effectively across diverse teams in the USA Asia and Mexico.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (BSEE or BSCE).
• Extensive experience in server and hardware development/validation.