Senior Rack Solution Engineer

Arista Networks • Santa Clara, CA

8d • $131 - $170

About The Position

As a Senior Rack Solution Engineer at Arista, you’ll collaborate with hyperscale customers, strategic partners, and cross-functional teams, including hardware, software, thermal, and manufacturing engineers, to deliver rack-scale solutions for the world’s largest AI and cloud deployments. You will lead both technical design and last‑mile execution, ensuring Arista platforms integrate cleanly into large-scale AI and cloud clusters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 8+ years in rack integration, data center engineering, or hardware systems design, including hyperscale or large enterprise deployments
• Deep expertise in structured cabling, high-density networking (Ethernet QSFP/OSFP, PCIe), and spine/leaf architectures
• Proven experience with rack cooling (liquid interfaces, thermal optimization) and power systems (PDUs, busways)
• Strong project leadership with NPI experience managing cross-functional deliverables
• Proven ability to generate and manage cluster BOMs, rack elevations, and deployment standards under tight timelines.
• Ability to assess and make design tradeoffs.
• Excellent technical writing skills for data sheets, briefs, and documentation, plus troubleshooting and communication abilities
• Excellent communication, internal and external stakeholder management, and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Arista EOS, hyperscale deployments, or ORv3 rack standards
• Strong understanding of computer and cluster networks; exposure to Arista EOS or cloud networking environments is a plus
• CAD proficiency (SolidWorks/AutoCAD) and regulatory compliance knowledge
• Experience working directly with hyperscalers or large-scale AI/ML cluster deployments
• Experience building or specifying automation tools for BOM management, configuration generation, or deployment workflows.
• Proven ability to manage and work with remote vendors and integration partners
• CAD proficiency (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and familiarity with global safety and regulatory requirements for rack systems
• Experience with developing or driving standards or multi-source agreements

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, validation, and deployment of next-generation rack architectures optimized for hyperscale data centers
• Be the primary engineering voice for last‑mile cluster deployment engineering for hyperscale data centers
• Design and validate complete rack solutions integrating Arista platforms with ORV3/PDUs, power distribution, liquid/air cooling, and structured cabling for high‑density spine/leaf fabrics
• Optimize fiber/copper cabling schemes, patch panels, shuffle cables, and cable management for maximum density and serviceability.
• Work closely with cluster architecture teams to deeply understand evolving cluster designs and quickly incorporate changes into rack and deployment solutions
• Author technical documentation, including data sheets, solution briefs, deployment guides, operator-facing runbooks, and customer-facing whitepapers to articulate rack solution capabilities and best practices.
• Drive cross-functional NPI programs from concept through volume production
• Represent Arista at various industry events

Benefits

• equity
• bonuses
• comprehensive benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees