System Engineer at The Carrera Agency System Engineer at The Carrera Agency in Poway, California Posted in about 17 hours ago.

Type:

full-time Senior Platform Systems Engineer We are seeking a Senior Platform Systems Engineer to help architect and evolve next-generation AI and database infrastructure platforms for enterprise and hyperscale datacenter environments. This is a broad systems role spanning compute, storage, networking, firmware, power, thermal, and manufacturing. You'll drive architecture decisions, lead root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, OS, and network domains, and help take platforms from prototype to production. We're looking for a strong systems thinker who's comfortable navigating ambiguity, can lead high-severity troubleshooting, communicates well across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams, and drives execution without needing formal authority.

Start Date:

TBD Duration:

6 months

Location:

San Diego, CA - Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Compensation:

Starting at $67 per hour (W2) plus benefits Key Responsibilities Lead system-level design, integration, and validation across compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal infrastructure Define and validate power architecture, redundancy strategies, and thermal requirements for AI-optimized systems Partner with product, hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to prototype and productionize new capabilities Lead complex root-cause analysis spanning hardware, firmware, OS, networking, storage, power, and thermal Drive manufacturability and factory readiness (production validation, engineering changes, deployment standards) Build validation, characterization, and automation tools (Bash, Python, C) Support qualification of electrical/electromechanical components (power supplies, PDUs, breakers, cabling, cooling) Support regulatory, EMC, and safety compliance for datacenter deployments Partner with global vendors and manufacturing partners on integration/deployment issues Required Skills Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience 8+ years in systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering Strong background across server, storage, networking, or infrastructure platforms Datacenter power systems, redundancy models, and thermal design Strong Linux/command-line proficiency Scripting/programming in Python, Bash, and/or C Debugging/performance tools: fio, iostat, perf, sar, iperf, sysbench (or similar) Firmware/BIOS/BMC/iDRAC or large-scale system configuration experience High-speed networking (Ethernet or InfiniBand) Enterprise storage: NVMe, RAID, distributed storage, replication/erasure coding Rack-level infrastructure: PDUs, cabling, grounding, power distribution Manufacturing/system integration/factory deployment experience Comfort operating beyond one specialty into broad system ownership Preferred Global 3-phase datacenter power (regional voltage/frequency standards, grounding, breaker coordination, N/N+1/2N redundancy) AI/GPU or high-density compute infrastructure Thermal characterization, cooling validation, liquid cooling Experience with global ODM/OEM manufacturing partners