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# Technical Staff-Hardware Architect

- **Company:** Infrastructure Solutions Group
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Hardware Design, Creo
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3547cb32-d996-4937-b7b5-b98ef1899cbf

## About the Role

* 15+ years applicable industry experience or equivalent skill; must include expert understanding of key mechanical engineering technologies related to datacenter components such as CDU, cold-plates, manifold, rack, and skid.
 * Proficiency using tools like Creo
 * Experience with datacenter hardware design and liquid cooling solutions.
 * Knowledge of mechanical engineering industry standards.
 * Customer and partner project/program leadership experience; must have the ability to understand and assess customer requirements, develop technical solutions based on customers' geographical area, negotiate conflicting interests, and prioritize deliverables to achieve the best possible outcome for all stakeholders; need to be able to travel 20%-30%.

Desirable Requirements

Masters, PhD or Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Possess relationships with key suppliers of networking products

## Description

* Drive hardware design based on customer requirements and required infrastructure. Address liquid cooling solutions and other mechanical engineering aspects that scale based on datacenter requirements. Define hardware topologies that are optimized for efficiency and performance.
 * Lead the development of end-to-end datacenter hardware architecture including CDU, cold-plates, manifold, rack, and skid at the datacenter level.
 * Optimize the hardware configuration to maximize performance and efficiency of datacenter components. Work closely with key external partners to create differentiated solutions. Develop hardware solutions and architecture to integrate with datacenter frameworks and applications.

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