Staff System Architect
TE Connectivity
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: # • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Act as one of the key technical interfaces for hyperscalers, OEMs, and system architects
- Identify and assess technology disruptors, translating emerging trends into strategic R&D initiatives and product development roadmaps
- Cultivate and strengthen customer partnerships, fostering co-development opportunities and collaborative innovation
- Define high-level system architecture requirements, ensuring TE’s product roadmap is aligned with next-generation compute, AI, and networking ecosystems
- Bridge the gap between customer needs and TE’s technology roadmap
- Drive TE’s technology vision and strategy
- Lead the evaluation of high-speed electrical, optical, and hybrid interconnect solutions
- Actively participate in and influence key industry standards groups
- Support senior architects in leading and influencing discussions on emerging protocols and interface standards
- Represent TE at industry forums, conferences, and standards organizations
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, sales, and marketing teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 8+ years of experience in compute, networking, AI, or storage system design and high-speed interconnect technologies
- Knowledge of compute, AI/ML, networking, and storage architectures
- Knowledge of hardware and associated signaling environments
- Technical expertise in high-speed engineering and design
- Familiarity with industry standards like PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, and InfiniBand
- Experience with industry-standard design tools (e.g., simulation, modeling, CAD, or signal integrity analysis)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in design trade-offs for power, latency, and scalability
- Effective communicator, able to present technical concepts to internal teams, customers, and industry partners
- Self-motivated with the ability to take the initiative to accomplish tasks with limited directions
- Ability to spend 10%-25% of your time traveling to customers, conferences, and TE development sites
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
high-speed engineeringsystem architecturecompute designnetworking designAI/ML designstorage system designinterconnect technologiessignal integrity analysissimulation toolsmodeling tools
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillseffective communicationself-motivatedinitiativecollaborative innovationcustomer partnership cultivationcross-functional teamworkinfluencing skillspresentation skills