Staff System Architect- Standards Engineer

Job Overview

Job Overview:
Data communications applications change at an exponential pace, and the Data and Devices Business Unit is at the heart of a continuously expanding connected life. Accordingly, we provide responsive, iterative, and fundamentally agile capabilities to support today's demands. Our customers are building the devices and the infrastructure that are redefining what information technology means. Our products push markets and meet the ever-changing needs of the evolving, more connected, data-driven world. We are enhancing the way we do business, focusing on the most important things and staying agile and responsive to the needs of a faster, more connected world

Are you a self-starter, an influencer, and have a passion for evolving high-speed data communication technology? At TE Connectivity, you will find a culture that rewards such a hands-on engineering spirit. We empower our engineers to work collaboratively, supporting our customer’s next generation of high-speed data communication products. This is a great opportunity to join our team that is seeking a like-minded person to develop relationships with key technology individuals at customers to understand technology pain points and direction

 
What you will be doing…
As a Standards Engineer within the Data & Devices Business Unit, you will be TE’s voice in global standards bodies and the bridge between external specifications and our internal product roadmaps. You will influence next-generation protocols, ensure TE’s designs stay compliant and differentiated, and drive company-wide alignment on standards strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Industry Standards Leadership
  • Represent TE in consortia such as PCI-SIG, CXL Consortium, IEEE 802.3, OCP, Ethernet Alliance, and InfiniBand Trade Association.
  • Propose, draft, and defend technical contributions that advance TE’s strategic goals (e.g., connector footprints, channel definitions, thermal envelopes).
  • Build relationships with voting members, editors, and working-group chairs to shape agendas and accelerate TE-favored specifications

• Requirements Capture & Compliance
  • Translate evolving spec language into detailed electrical, mechanical, and test requirements for TE’s product and R&D teams.
  • Create gap analyses that highlight where TE must innovate to meet emerging compliance limits for speed, SI/PI, power, and thermals.
  • Establish and maintain internal design guides, compliance matrices, and verification plans aligned to draft and ratified standard

• Thought Leadership & Advocacy
  • Publish whitepapers, reference designs, and conference presentations that showcase TE’s standards insights and technical leadership.
  • Organize internal workshops and training sessions to keep global teams current on draft revisions and upcoming ballots.
  • Monitor competing proposals and market trends, recommending strategic positioning for TE’s next-gen interconnect technologies.

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in compute, networking, AI, or storage system design and high-speed interconnect technologies.
• Knowledge of compute, AI/ML, networking, and storage architectures.
• Knowledge of hardware and associated signaling environments.
• Direct participation in at least one major body (PCI-SIG, IEEE 802.3, CXL, OIF, or similar), including ballot review and contribution authorship.
• Experience with industry-standard design tools (e.g., simulation, modeling, CAD, or signal integrity analysis).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in design trade-offs for power, latency, and scalability.
• Effective communicator, able to present technical concepts to internal teams, customers, and industry partners.
• Effectively able to build relationships with external customers and industry leaders as well as internally across all levels, disciplines, and geographies
• Self-motivated with the ability to take the initiative to accomplish tasks with limited directions.
• Ability to spend 25%-50% of your time traveling to customers, conferences, and TE development sites.

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