Director, System Engineer (closed)

Austin, TX
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Job Description

Calxeda is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Our company mission is to bring revolutionary computational efficiency to the data center built around the ultra-low-power ARM architecture. Furthermore, we are developing server platform technologies that scale efficiently to thousands of processor nodes with balanced, high-performance network and storage acceleration techniques, and advanced power management features.

If you like the idea of being a key contributor, and you like the idea of working for a company that wants to change the industry, then we’d like to hear from you!


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the system engineering team to design and demonstrate world class server platforms enabled by Calxeda’s innovative and power optimized Sever SOC.
  • Coach, mentor and develop systems engineering talent to build the systems engineering capability at Calxeda
  • Architect, specify and design board and system level solutions with Calxeda customers
  • Work with marketing on a platform design/architecture roadmap, quantify resources required and drive execution of the roadmap
  • Communicate Calxeda internal standards across customers to maximize design leverage
  • Drive fundamental know-how for engineering tasks including component selection, design reviews, schematic layout, DFM review and system assembly
  • Represent Calxeda Systems Engineering in public technical forums and key industry events
  • Define and own overall milestones and product priorities related to schedule, cost and quality
  • Create subsystem specifications and design guidelines
  • Own the creation of and execution to validation plans, test implementation and product support
  • Maintain key supplier relationships for critical commodities

Education & Qualifications:

  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE), or Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with substantial experience and 12+ years of server design experience
  • Leadership and management skills to effectively collaborate with diverse hardware and software engineering teams
  • Experience in managing a HW design team and delivering multiple HW products from concept to production through sustaining.
  • Self-motivation to drive for results in this brand new field of ARM-based servers
  • Detailed knowledge of hardware systems design, including schematic design, common signal integrity practices, PCB layout, testability, board bring up, and issue resolution
  • Experience working with ODMs on server design highly desirable
  • Knowledge of PCI Express, Ethernet interfaces at all speeds, SATA, and I2C are a plus
  • Excellent verbal and presentation skills for customer-facing interactions

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Calxeda is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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