Platform Architect

The Platform Architect at Broadcom's DCSG division drives Standard and AI Server architecture using RAID and PCIe switch products. This role involves collaborating with board, hardware, and firmware teams to ensure robust solutions for evolving AI and standard servers. Responsibilities span near-term production and strategic long-term research, requiring a hands-on approach and close work with development teams.

Must Have

• Drive Standard and AI Server architecture using DCSG’s RAID and PCIe switch products.
• Work with board, hardware, and firmware architects and developers.
• Ensure solutions are robust and meet changing AI and standard server needs.
• Involve in near-term production solutions and strategic long-term research.
• Take a hands-on approach, working closely with Board, FW, and IC development teams.
• Engage with key customers to understand system architecture issues and future directions.
• Perform technical investigations and debug within current production solutions.
• Present architectural topics to executive management clearly and concisely.
• Participate and contribute to industry standard workgroups.
• Support development organizations in resolving complex issues or optimizing code.

Good to Have

• 12+ years in hardware development, with 5+ years in Standard and AI server architecture.
• Skills in leading debugging complex hardware/software interaction and system performance issues.
• In-depth understanding of system-level power and cooling for boards and rack-based servers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to present complex problems and solutions to executive management.
• Ability to have low-level technical discussions with architecture peers and development teams.
• Ability to clearly document solutions at an architectural level.
• Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Science Engineering, Master’s preferred.

Perks & Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Vacation time
• Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence (as per applicable laws)

Job Description:

The Platform Architect position in Broadcom’s DCSG division is primarily responsible for driving the Standard and AI Server architecture using DCSG’s industry leading RAID and PCIe switch products. This will specifically involve working with a team of board, hardware and firmware architects and developers to ensure our solutions are robust and meet the needs of the changing AI and standard servers. The role will require involvement in near term production solutions as well as strategic long-term research and investigations of new architecture involving DCSG’s storage controller and Switch products. Architecture in the DCSG division takes very hands on approach, with the expectation of close work with our development teams, including Board, FW and IC.

Skills Preferred

• 12 years or more experience in hardware development, with a focus on Standard and AI server architecture for at least 5 years.
• Skills in leading debugging complex issues related to hardware and software interaction and system level performance issues
• In depth understanding of system level power, cooling aspects for boards, rack based servers
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written, which enable communication both up and down the chain of command. Ability to present complex problems and solutions in an understandable fashion to executive management, while also being able to have very low level technical discussions with architecture peers and development teams. Ability to clearly document solutions at an architectural level also required.
• Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Science Engineering, Master’s preferred

Responsibilities

• Engagement with key customers in order understand System architecture issues and or future directions utilizing our Switch and Storage products
• Perform technical investigations and/or debug within our current production solutions in order to optimize performance, evaluate future product features, or resolve current product issues.
• Present on architectural related topics to executive management in a clear and concise manner
• Participate and contribute in industry standard workgroups to enable future product definition and goals
• Support of development organizations in order to aid in resolution of complex issues or optimization of code for performance or efficiency

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $127,100 - $203,400. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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