Principal Mechanical Engineering Architect - Server & Rack Solutions

About The Role

In this position, the Principal Mechanical Architect will be responsible for architecting Server and Rack level solutions for customers in the Cloud Computing and Hyperscale Industry. The responsibilities for this position include working directly with our customers and core technology suppliers to understand and solve technical problems facing the customer. In addition, the position will include providing technical leadership and guidance to internal Engineering, Management, and Business Teams.

What You Will Do

Develops long-term hyperscale server technology strategies based on technical and business footprint of the customer.

Drives internal and external integration of system level engineering strategy.

Develops long-term technical relationships with the core technology ecosystem. The relationships should create a technical interface, driving customer requirements into next generation designs.

Identifies and develops differentiation opportunities and drives thought leadership discussions among engineering, customers, business, and management.

Work directly with customers on concept and development of custom hyperscale server and rack designs.

Determine how to solve performance / operational problems and deliver business value through ZT hardware.

System Architecture – Server design

Experience in developing server product architectures and carrying through to production.

Experience with server motherboard design

Experience with server chassis layout optimization

Experience with rack-level and data-center design implementation

System Architecture – Power design

AC / DC power converter design, System / Rack power budgeting and debug experience

Rack and Data Center Level power infrastructure experience

SW / FW Architecture – UEFI FW, BMC FW, OS / Drivers

Experience coding for AMI and / or OpenBMC based BMC FW

Experience with DMTF Redfish

Experience coding for UEFI FW (BIOS)

Experience with industry security protocols, Root of Trust, and design for security

Experience with Operating Systems and Driver design / usage

Competencies

Innovates and develops intellectual property.

Excellent communication, social, commercial and negotiation skills.

Leadership of feasibility studies of system level concepts.

Author technical papers, present at industry forums and participate in industry consortiums.

Drive prototyping or proof of concepts of new technologies.

What You Bring

BS in Electrical, CS, or Mechanical Engineering and 12 + years of direct industry experience (alternatively MS and 10+ years)

Experience with high-speed design, signal integrity issues, power distribution techniques and x86 / ARM / GPU platform architectures.

Experience with implementation of high-speed serial buses and Fabrics (SAS / SATA, PCIe, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, etc.), high speed Memory Busses (DDR4 / DDR5, HBM), and Processor / Accelerator Cache Coherent Links (CXL).

Knowledge of server & rack architecture, system level design, board level design and overall server management.

Strong knowledge of the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) functionality, telemetry, and design for Security / RoT.

Experience with new product development life cycle and driving cross-functional development efforts from concept to planning to development.

Demonstrated ability to create detailed architecture specifications and drive business cases for new products and features.

Strong understanding of network technologies and datacenter network topologies.

Optional : Working knowledge of server operating systems including Windows Server and Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, SUSE).

Optional : Experience with Server Virtualization Solutions (VMware, Citrix or Hyper-V).

Optional : Knowledge of software driver implementation, IP schemas and network protocols.

Demonstrated ability to discover, learn, and apply new technologies.

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $148,125 and $246,875 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and / or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer

At ZT Systems, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development—both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

Growth & Purpose

These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location.

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.