Junior System Engineer

AMAX•Fremont, CA

About The Position

AMAX is seeking a motivated System Engineer to join its Engineering team. The role focuses on the design, deployment, validation, and troubleshooting of high-performance computing systems and server platforms. It involves working with Linux environments, GPU-based computing systems, and enterprise server hardware, and supporting system integration and customer deployments. The engineer will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, support, and sales teams on system specifications, configurations, technical issues, and integration challenges. The role also includes system documentation, performance improvement, technology evaluation, and verification of customer system orders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Fresh graduate or one year of experience working with server hardware, HPC systems, or data center infrastructure.
Strong experience with Linux operating systems such as Ubuntu, CentOS, or RHEL.
Experience working with GPU platforms, preferably NVIDIA, and accelerator-based computing systems.
Familiarity with server components such as CPUs, memory, storage, networking, and PCIe devices.
Experience troubleshooting hardware and system-level issues.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of cluster environments, networking, and distributed computing.
Scripting experience with Bash, Python, or similar.
Experience with AI/ML infrastructure or GPU clusters.
Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Experience with system validation, burn-in testing, or failure analysis.
Exposure to high-speed networking technologies such as InfiniBand and RDMA.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and deploy server and HPC systems, including GPU- and AI-based computing platforms.
Install, configure, and maintain Linux-based operating systems and related system software.
Perform system bring-up, validation, and performance testing for new hardware platforms.
Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and operating system issues across server and cluster environments.
Collaborate with engineering teams to define system specifications and evaluate hardware/software interfaces against operational and performance requirements.
Analyze technical data to recommend and plan system layouts, and provide technical support for sales activities, including configuration development.
Review and approve quotations and assist with timely resolution of technical issues.
Work with engineering, manufacturing, and support teams to resolve system integration challenges.
Develop and maintain system documentation, installation procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Support customer deployments, system integrations, and proof-of-concept testing as needed.
Monitor system performance and recommend improvements to stability, efficiency, and scalability.
Assist in evaluating new technologies, components, and system architectures to improve AMAX solutions.
Review customer system orders to verify and confirm configurations and system requirements.