Director Systems Architect (Data Center)
About The Position
Eaton's Global Data Center Segment is one of the company's fastest-growing and most strategic businesses, helping power the digital economy. As cloud computing, AI, and high-density compute environments continue to accelerate, data centers face increasing demands for performance, resiliency, sustainability, and speed-to-market. Leveraging a broad portfolio of power, cooling, software, services, and infrastructure solutions, Eaton helps customers deploy scalable, integrated data center architectures that meet today's needs while preparing for the future. This role may site #remote within the United States. Position Summary Eaton is seeking a Director, Systems Architecture to join the Data Center Architecture Team. This senior technical leadership role will define and drive the architecture of the data center IT Module (white space), including high-density power distribution, cooling integration, rack infrastructure, modular deployment strategies, and pod-level system design. The position serves as the primary systems integrator across white space components, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and optimized designs that enable rapid deployment of compute capacity for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and next-generation AI data centers. As a key member of the Data Center Architecture Team, you will help develop end-to-end reference architectures and collaborate directly with customers to shape future data center solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of experience within the data center industry.
- Experience spanning multiple data center domains.
- Proven experience leading large-scale, mission-critical power architectures from concept through deployment.
- Medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical distribution experience.
- UPS systems experience.
- Energy storage experience.
- Power electronics experience.
- AC and DC power architectures experience.
- Protective coordination experience.
- Switchgear and busway systems experience.
- Knowledge of emerging high-voltage DC architectures and future power distribution technologies.
- Strong customer-facing experience working with enterprise or hyperscale data center operators.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the architecture of the data center IT Module (white space), including high-density power distribution, cooling integration, rack infrastructure, modular deployment strategies, and pod-level system design.
- Serve as the primary systems integrator across white space components, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and optimized designs that enable rapid deployment of compute capacity for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and next-generation AI data centers.
- Develop end-to-end reference architectures.
- Collaborate directly with customers to shape future data center solutions.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to executive, engineering, and operational audiences.
- Lead cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations.
- Mentor engineers and influence technical direction.
- Incorporate customer requirements into product roadmaps and solution architectures.
- Develop white papers, technical publications, and thought leadership content.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, or DMAIC methodologies.
- Utilize Agile, Scrum, and traditional project management methodologies.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Variety of benefit programs for eligible employees
- Variable incentive program
- Health and Welfare benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
