Senior Systems Architect

Crystal Group•Hiawatha, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for selecting key electronics technologies utilized in the development of products and product families for the company. In addition to selection, the Senior Systems Architect will also be responsible for final peer reviews and assist the proposal work of new systems. This role provides the function of the intermediary between the business development manager or program manager who collects the requirements from the customer and the engineering department who implements the design. The Senior Systems Architect is a combination of technologist, product visionary, and hardware architect.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge of computer hardware and system integration
Clear understanding of how to develop a computer server, integrate related technologies, and options to maximize utility by a customer
Excellent grasp on the business trends as well as the technology trends in the industry to predict the optimal pallet of CPU and supporting chipsets, combined with boards necessary to provide Crystal customers with high performance computing platforms having an availability of 3 to 5 years
Written and verbal communication skills are needed to promote excellent service to customers and coworkers
Strong Microsoft Office capabilities (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Work with all levels of the organization
Travel to customer sites and have a flexible work schedule
Demonstrated ability to operate lab equipment
Manage multiple tasks at once, as well as prioritize them in order to hit deadlines
To train and mentor others in core departmental duties
To effectively lead small teams on well-defined projects with moderate supervision, oversight, and coaching provided
Identify departmental process deficiencies, propose viable solutions, and implement appropriate corrective action(s) with moderate managerial support provided
Must be a US Person (US Citizen, person granted US Permanent Resident Card or any individual who is granted status as a "protected person”)
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 4+ years of computer hardware experience or 8+ years of computer hardware experience in lieu of degree

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with industrial and/or military environmental standards

Responsibilities

Clearly document the requirements from the customer and help manage a successful handoff to the engineering department to execute the product development
Advocate for the customer throughout the preliminary and critical design reviews associated with their product developments
Select technologies that not only have excellent performance and long life but also can be ruggedized for the defense and industrial market segment of our business
Leads the front-end Systems Engineering activity in requirements capture interpretation and clarification, system architecture proposal, benchmark testing, and solution costing
Create and maintain the requirements capture tool that documents the proposed offering, captures the costs including non-recurring engineering and testing, and documents the initial system build configuration
Create proposals to customers, presentations, and technical discussions with clients
Key resource to the Business Development and Program Management Teams, the Engineering and Executive Management teams during normal operations
Internal customer advocate and works directly with the project engineering team to successfully complete the project
Will be expected to conduct final peer reviews of a determined hardware solution
Assist in mentorship of new hires to the department