Server CPU Systems Engineer

About us

We are looking for a disciplined and dynamic Systems Engineer with focus on server CPU based system to join our growing compute rack validation team. Candidate we are seeking should have demonstrated work-experience in leading server rack and blade hardware systems deployment, hardware installation, and inventory management activities in the Austin, TX area. As a diligent leader in Systems Engineering, you will drive multiple aspects of post-silicon validation throughout the life cycle of the program.

In this high visibility position, you will be part of a technical team chartered to innovate and improve system bring-up and enablement capabilities, as well as silicon and system validation to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. Your technical leadership skills, systems engineering and hardware bring-up, validation and debug expertise will be necessary towards product development, definition, root cause and resolution.

Your agility and collaborative approach will be essential to work within System Validation & other engineering teams (System Architects, SoC and Rack FW etc).

The ideal candidate will be driving key areas around at-scale system validation including ARM based server and rack level systems bring-up (nodes and rack level systems). Candidate will be immersed in challenging system enablement work, ramp-up post-silicon capabilities in engineering lab environments, validation tests execution/triage. The candidate will be leading contributor towards state-of-the-art HW bring-up and lab capabilities for Grapchore’s system engineering.

The candidate should be able to work in a global environment while maintaining a synergetic culture.

• Install, configure, commission (and decommission if needed) blade servers, chassis, switches, and supporting infrastructure.
• Lead rack and stack activities, including mounting equipment, cable management, and labelling. Execute hardware upgrades, replacements, and troubleshooting of server and network components.
• Maintain accurate asset records within DCIM platforms and inventory management systems.
• Conduct physical audits and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
• Track hardware movements, deployments, and decommissions through established change management processes.
• Document installation procedures, rack layouts, cabling diagrams, and inventory updates.
• Support data center migration, expansion, and refresh projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, logistics, and project management teams.
• Adhere to all data center safety, security, and operational standards.
• Develop, setup and scale key methodologies for at-scale test execution, lab HW and system SW capabilities as well as system visibilities and debug tools necessary for successful system (HW/SW/FW) bring-up and system validation at blade and rack level for AI compute rack.
• Ability to work independently in a production ready environment, and a commitment to maintaining accurate inventory and asset records.
• Triage issues found during server rack validation bring-up, Post-Silicon Validation, and production phases of the program. Ensure issues are solved on time with quality.
• Lead test execution of key domains within AI compute solutions like CPU, GPU, memory, HBM, IO etc.
• Drive technical innovation to improve capabilities across system validation, including tools, script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives.

• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
• Experience in Blade server installation and maintenance (Cisco UCS, HPE Synergy, Dell MX, or similar).
• Rack and stack deployments in enterprise or hyperscale environments.
• Copper and fiber cabling installation and management.
• DCIM and asset management platforms.
• Strong understanding of server, storage, and networking hardware.
• Experience performing inventory audits and maintaining asset accuracy.
• Ability to read rack elevation diagrams, cabling schematics, and deployment documentation.
• Familiarity with ticketing and change management systems.
• Exposure to Linux (ubuntu) OS bootable images and system firmware basics for image b