System Engineer

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$67 per hour

Occupations

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Engineers, All Other Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Industries

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Senior Platform Systems Engineer We are seeking a Senior Platform Systems Engineer to help architect and evolve next-generation AI and database infrastructure platforms for enterprise and hyperscale datacenter environments. This is a broad systems role spanning compute, storage, networking, firmware, power, thermal, and manufacturing. You'll drive architecture decisions, lead root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, OS, and network domains, and help take platforms from prototype to production. We're looking for a strong systems thinker who's comfortable navigating ambiguity, can lead high-severity troubleshooting, communicates well across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams, and drives execution without needing formal authority.

Start Date: TBD

Duration: 6 months

Location: San Diego, CA – Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Compensation: Starting at $67 per hour (W2) plus benefits

Key Responsibilities:

Lead system-level design, integration, and validation across compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal infrastructure
Define and validate power architecture, redundancy strategies, and thermal requirements for AI-optimized systems
Partner with product, hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to prototype and productionize new capabilities
Lead complex root-cause analysis spanning hardware, firmware, OS, networking, storage, power, and thermal
Drive manufacturability and factory readiness (production validation, engineering changes, deployment standards)
Build validation, characterization, and automation tools (Bash, Python, C)
Support qualification of electrical/electromechanical components (power supplies, PDUs, breakers, cabling, cooling)
Support regulatory, EMC, and safety compliance for datacenter deployments
Partner with global vendors and manufacturing partners on integration/deployment issues

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience 8+ years in systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering
Strong background across server, storage, networking, or infrastructure platforms
Datacenter power systems, redundancy models, and thermal design
Strong Linux/command-line proficiency
Scripting/programming in Python, Bash, and/or CDebugging/performance tools: fio, iostat, perf, sar, iperf, sysbench (or similar)
Firmware/BIOS/BMC/iDRAC or large-scale system configuration experience
High-speed networking (Ethernet or InfiniBand)
Enterprise storage: NVMe, RAID, distributed storage, replication/erasure coding
Rack-level infrastructure: PDUs, cabling, grounding, power distribution
Manufacturing/system integration/factory deployment experience
Comfort operating beyond one specialty into broad system ownership
PreferredGlobal 3-phase datacenter power (regional voltage/frequency standards, grounding, breaker coordination, N/N+1/2N redundancy)AI/GPU or high-density compute infrastructure
Thermal characterization, cooling validation, liquid cooling
Experience with global ODM/OEM manufacturing partners

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Level

LeadL6

Salary

$67 per hour

Location

San Diego, CA

Occupation

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Industry

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Posted

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