Principal AI Compute Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers
Core
Own the strategy, architecture, deployment, and operation of the compute package and overall network architecture for a satellite constellation of orbital data centers.
Role type
Principal AI Compute Engineer (Space Systems)
Builds
End-to-end AI compute architecture, GPU/CPU stacks, networking, storage, and cloud-platform for spacecraft.
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Constellations / High-Performance Computing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Systems architecture, hardware/software co-design, large GPU cluster deployment, deep networking knowledge, storage architecture for AI/HPC, complex compute hardware development, embedded systems/avionics/FPGA/ASIC/GPU experience, commercializing data compute/AI/cloud products
Preferred skills
Data center design and operation, software development lifecycles, space/aerospace/high-reliability compute experience, radiation effects mitigation, SWaP optimization, AI/ML accelerators, building custom AI platforms, mission-critical development validation, cross-functional leadership, AI tools for design optimization
Technologies
GPU, CPU, FPGA, ASIC, distributed/edge computing, cloud-platform, orchestration, networking, storage systems
Responsibilities
Define architecture for the entire stack (GPU/CPU, networking, storage, orchestration, cloud-platform), establish infrastructure requirements for AI workloads, define spacecraft network topology and storage architecture, build scalable networking and storage systems, establish test/validation/qualification strategies for compute hardware, work with software teams on workload orchestration and resource management, lead supplier and technology-partner decisions
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship