Principal Engineer – Ecosystem Technology, CTO Office Architecture Lead

Role Overview

• Lead ecosystem technology strategy and roadmap alignment across Hyve’s infrastructure and product portfolio
• Drive the CTO organization’s Strategic Decision (SD) process including: technology prioritization, ecosystem alignment, infrastructure direction, product strategy alignment, technology investment guidance, competitive positioning
• Coordinate strategic technology engagement with major ecosystem partners including: GPU and accelerator vendors, CPU providers, networking companies, memory and storage vendors, power and cooling providers, manufacturing technology partners, infrastructure software and management ecosystem providers
• Build and maintain strong executive and technical relationships across key ecosystem partners including companies such as: NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Broadcom, Astera Labs, Marvell, Delta Electronics, CoolIT Systems
• Coordinate strategic roadmap reviews, executive engagements, architecture sessions, and ecosystem planning activities across suppliers and partners
• Help align Hyve platform and infrastructure roadmaps with evolving industry technologies and deployment models
• Drive cross-functional coordination across: system architecture, platform architecture, solutions architecture, storage architecture, rack/POD infrastructure, power and cooling PnP and optimization, manageability and telemetry, manufacturing technologies, applied AI tooling initiatives
• Support CTO leadership in operational execution and coordination of the broader architecture organization
• Help drive organizational priorities, architecture reviews, technical alignment, roadmap planning, and cross-functional execution
• Lead preparation and coordination of: SD reviews, ecosystem strategy reviews, executive technical briefings, roadmap synchronization sessions, technology assessments, strategic customer and supplier engagements
• Identify emerging technologies, ecosystem shifts, and market opportunities that may influence Hyve’s infrastructure and manufacturing direction
• Drive alignment between customer requirements, ecosystem roadmaps, manufacturing capability, and product strategy
• Help shape long-range infrastructure direction across AI, datacenter, networking, storage, and rack-scale deployments.

Requirements

• 12–18+ years in infrastructure technology, datacenter systems, ecosystem strategy, architecture leadership, or technology planning roles
• Strong understanding of modern AI and datacenter infrastructure ecosystems including: compute accelerators, networking, storage, rack-scale systems, power and cooling infrastructure deployment models
• Experience working closely with major silicon and infrastructure ecosystem providers
• Strong technical understanding spanning both infrastructure architecture and product development environments
• Experience operating across architecture, engineering, operations, manufacturing, and ecosystem organizations
• Strong executive communication, organizational leadership, and technical coordination capability
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives across multiple technical domains
• Strong understanding of ODM/OEM infrastructure development and deployment environments
• Ability to operate effectively across both strategic planning and technical execution domains
• Strong relationship-building skills with ecosystem partners, suppliers, customers, and internal engineering organizations.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Various employee engagement programs