We’re looking for a Senior Platform Systems Engineer to help shape and evolve next-generation AI and database infrastructure platforms for enterprise and hyperscale datacenter environments. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who enjoys solving complex systems challenges across power, thermal, compute, storage, networking, firmware, manufacturing, and datacenter infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design, integration, and validation across compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal platform features
• Help define and verify platform power architecture, redundancy strategies, and thermal requirements for enterprise and AI-focused systems
• Partner with product, hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and systems teams to prototype and launch new platform capabilities
• Drive root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, operating systems, networking, storage, power, and thermal domains
• Support manufacturability and factory readiness, including production validation, engineering changes, and deployment standards
• Build and maintain validation, characterization, and automation tools using Bash, Python, or C-based utilities
• Influence platform architecture through technical insight, emerging infrastructure trends, and cross-functional collaboration
• Support qualification and lifecycle management of components such as power supplies, PDUs, breakers, cabling, cooling systems, and infrastructure devices
• Define and validate firmware settings, deployment configurations, and manufacturing handoff requirements
• Work with global vendors, manufacturing partners, and field teams to resolve integration and deployment issues
• Contribute to regulatory, EMC, and safety compliance activities for enterprise datacenter deployments
• Support next-generation high-density AI and GPU infrastructure initiatives, including advanced air and liquid cooling solutions

Skills

• Strong systems engineering background across server, storage, networking, or infrastructure platforms
• Experience with datacenter power systems, redundancy models, and thermal design considerations
• Solid knowledge of Linux systems and command-line environments
• Hands-on experience with platform debugging and performance tools such as fio, iostat, perf, sar, iperf, or sysbench
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, and/or C for scripting or programming
• Experience working with firmware, BIOS, BMC/iDRAC, or large-scale system configuration
• Familiarity with Ethernet or InfiniBand networking technologies
• Understanding of enterprise storage technologies such as NVMe, RAID, distributed storage, replication, or erasure coding
• Working knowledge of rack-level infrastructure, including PDUs, cabling, grounding, and power distribution
• Experience supporting manufacturing, system integration, or factory deployment activities
• Familiarity with regulatory and EMC considerations in enterprise hardware deployments
• Ability to work across multiple technical disciplines and take broad system-level ownership

Preferred Skills

• Experience with global three-phase datacenter power distribution, including regional voltage and frequency standards, grounding methods, breaker coordination, and redundancy models such as N, N+1, and 2N
• Experience with AI, GPU, or high-density compute infrastructure
• Background in thermal characterization and cooling validation
• Experience with liquid cooling technologies
• Familiarity with datacenter facility interfaces and regional power standards
• Experience working with global ODM/OEM vendors and manufacturing partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related field
• Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, influence without direct authority, and thrive in a fast-paced environment

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, and every team member has the opportunity to contribute and grow. Horizontal Talent supports diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds who bring the skills and passion to succeed in this role.