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# Network Switch System Architect

- **Company:** Lenovo
- **Location:** Morrisville, NC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $184,800 - $283,360
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Network Operating System (NOS), Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Ethernet, Firmware, Hardware Design, InfiniBand, Network Architecture, Network Virtualization, Systems Architecture, TCP/IP, Network Switches, Network Routers, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lenovo.com/en_US/careers/Login?jobId=83932

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
 * 10+ years of datacom hardware system development experience, with a proven record of leading router, switch or server system programs.
 * Deep expertise in at least one of mechanical structure, thermal or power, with solid working knowledge of the other two, plus demonstrable cases of leading cross-discipline design and manufacturing issue resolution.
 * Strong understanding of switch system architecture, including switch ASIC and SerDes, high-speed PCB and interconnect, optics and copper cabling, power and thermal design, plus strong system-level trade-off capability.
 * Working knowledge of Ethernet switching, TCP/IP and network virtualization sufficient to translate fabric requirements into switch hardware requirements, with familiarity of InfiniBand/RoCE loss less network requirements., * Master's degree in Electrical, Computer or Telecommunication Engineering or related field.
 * AI data center experience in rack-level scale-up interconnect, high-density liquid-cooled rack systems, or large-scale AI cluster network deployment with InfiniBand/RoCE fabrics, including design and mass production.
 * Experience defining a product from 0 to 1, with knowledge of switch silicon and ASIC roadmaps, 800G/1.6T optics, copper cables and connector technologies, and OCP/Open Rack/rack-scale infrastructure standards.
 * Strong architecture leadership, communication and executive presentation skills.

## Description

* Lead next-generation data center switch and rack-scale system hardware architecture from concept through product delivery.
 * Define switch platform architectures for:
 * Data center leaf/spine and top-of-rack switches
 * AI scale-up switch systems and rack-level interconnect systems
 * High-density liquid-cooled rack-scale integrated systems
 * Assess the hardware evolution of data center switches, AI server and rack systems; develop 2-3 year technology roadmaps through technology and competitive analysis, identify and select the key next-generation technologies, and establish the justification for new programs.
 * Decompose system-level requirements into mechanical, thermal, power, interconnect and manufacturability subsystems; develop system block diagrams, topology and architecture specifications and drive solutions to closure.
 * Define high-speed interconnect architecture including switch chip selection, high-speed PCB channels, connectors, copper cables and optics, in close cooperation with SI/PI teams.
 * Define power architecture for switch systems, covering PSU and power shelf selection, 48V/12V distribution, hot-swap and protection, efficiency and thermal coupling at rack level.
 * Define mechanical and thermal architecture for switch and rack-scale systems, covering air and liquid cooling, serviceability and rack integration, and own the rack-scale platform from design through mass production.
 * Conduct architecture trade-off studies across bandwidth, radix, latency, power, thermal, density, reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, cost and time-to-market.
 * Drive high-availability and RAS architecture, including redundancy, hot swap, fault isolation, recovery, telemetry and serviceability.
 * Align with network architecture and teams to ensure fabric requirements such as lossless Ethernet/RoCE and InfiniBand are reflected in switch hardware design, and work with SI/PI, power, thermal, mechanical, firmware/network OS, validation and software teams to optimize the complete system design.