ZT Systems

Principal Systems Electrical Engineer - AI/Hyperscale Servers

ZT Systems$116K — $193K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 8+ years of experience in computer-related PCB design and debugging
  • Skilled in high-speed bus interface and analog/digital design
  • Strong debugging skills for high-speed designs
  • Knowledge of x-86 processor architecture and power distribution
  • Ability to implement high-speed serial and parallel buses
  • Strong leadership and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to develop system and board-level designs from concept to launch
  • Prepare specifications, BOM, designs, and supervise design work by junior engineers
  • Establish PCB layout guidelines and supervise Layout Engineers
  • Analyze designs using simulation tools to verify requirements
  • Mentor teams in layout, system bring-up, and debugging
  • Collaborate with suppliers to ensure timely product development
  • Specify production test methods and limits

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
  • Generous 401(k) match
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off and company-paid holidays
  • Structured training programs and professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
About The Role

The Senior Staff Electrical Engineer will have demonstrated technical leadership across many technologies related to the design and debugging of cloud compute server systems and PCB boards, add-on cards, front panels, and IO backplane products. This engineer will also be responsible for decision-making related to specifications, design, BOM, PCB materials qualification, validation, and production support.

What You'll Do
  • Take the lead in interfacing with cross-functional teams to develop system-level architectures and board-level implementations from product early concept through production launch
  • In charge of preparing specifications, BOM, design, and schematic entry internally and supervising the design work by junior engineers and external suppliers
  • Make decisions related to layout guidelines for PCBs and supervise Layout Engineers ensuring that all physical and electrical requirements are met
  • Analyze the design with simulation tools and make calculations to verify its conformance to the design requirements
  • Lead and mentor layout, system bring-up, and debug teams
  • Work with suppliers, contractors, and principal design engineers to ensure that the product is developed on time with high quality
  • Make decisions and specify production test methods and limits
  • Drive balance between cost, performance, quality, and schedule and supervise international and domestic engineering teams


What You bring
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 12+ years of experience directly related to the design and debugging of computer-related PCB boards Skilled in Analog and digital design
  • Skilled in high-speed bus interface design
  • Knowledge of high-speed PCB layout design
  • Strong ability to debug high-speed designs and signal integrity issues
  • Knowledge of power distribution techniques & x-86 processor system architecture
  • Ability to implement high-speed serial busses (SAS/SATA, PCIe, USB) and/or high-speed parallel busses (DDR2/3), and CPU front-side bus
  • Skilled in feature and cost trade-off analysis
  • Ability to create specifications and design guides
  • Strong leadership, presentation, and verbal and written communication skills required
  • Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables


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 $116,250 and $193,750 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

ZT Systems is a privately held original design manufacturer of data center servers, storage and embedded computing systems. ZT Systems is headquartered in the United States with additional facilities in Canada, China, and the Netherlands. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of computing systems, from workstations to high-performance computing clusters, and provides customized solutions for cloud computing, big data, and other applications. ZT Systems serves a variety of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and education.
Learn more about ZT Systems
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1994

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