Senior Product Architect – AI Data Center & SONiC Networking

Senior Product Architect – AI Data Center & SONiC Networking

  

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

We are seeking a Senior Product Architect with deep expertise in SONiC and data-center networking to define scalable, open networking platforms for cloud and AI data centers. This role owns the end-to-end network OS and fabric strategy spanning switch software architecture, control/management planes, silicon abstraction, and automation translating customer and workload requirements into clear product definitions, validation criteria, and multi-generation roadmaps.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPE is building next-generation AI infrastructure and is seeking a Senior Architect focused on Optical Interconnect, SerDes, and Physical-Layer System Design to define scalable hardware platforms for large-scale GPU clusters.

This role will drive architecture across optics, PHY, signal integrity, rack-level interconnect, and next-generation scale-up fabrics, enabling ultra-high-bandwidth AI systems.

Functions: 

• Define architecture for next-generation AI interconnect technologies, including:
  • External Pluggable Optics (XPO)
  • Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)
  • High-power pluggable optics (OSFP / QSFP-DD and future form factors)
  • Rack-scale optical I/O platforms
• Own SerDes and PHY strategy for 112G / 224G PAM4 and beyond, including:
  • Link training and margining strategy
  • FEC latency / performance trade-offs
  • Re-timer / DSP / gearbox placement decisions
  • Electrical vs optical architecture trade-offs
• Drive signal-integrity and system design across:
  • Package escape and PCB channel design
  • Connector and cable ecosystems (DAC / AEC / optical engines)
  • Optical reach vs power vs density optimization
• Architect rack-level AI fabrics supporting thousands of accelerators with deterministic latency and high reliability.
• Partner with ecosystem leaders in silicon photonics, fiber connectivity, switch ASICs, and module design to influence multi-generation roadmaps.
• Lead hardware validation and root-cause analysis across optics, SerDes, ASIC, power, and thermal domains.

Qualifications: 

• 10 + years in high-speed interconnect, optical systems, switch/NIC hardware, or AI infrastructure platforms
• Strong expertise in one or more areas:
  • Optical module architecture or silicon photonics
  • High-speed PAM4 SerDes (112G / 224G+)
  • Signal integrity and channel modeling
  • Data-center hardware platform design
  • Rack-scale system architecture
• Experience influencing technology strategy with ASIC / optics / cable vendors
• Background in hyperscale or HPC networking environments is a strong plus
• Familiarity with industry standards or forums (IEEE 802.3, OIF, OCP, CMIS, etc.) preferred
• Industry certifications (e.g., CCIE, JNCIE, 
  • NVIDIA NVIDIA Certified Professional – AI Networking (NCP-AI)
  • NVIDIA NVIDIA Certified Expert – AI Infrastructure (NCE-AI) or equivalent practical experience preferred.

Additional Skills:

Cross Domain Knowledge, Customer Engagement, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Go-to-Market Expertise, Partner Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Security-First Mindset, Strategic Pricing, Strategy Creation, User Experience (UX), Value Creation, Vendor Management

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to