AI Data Center Architect

  • Tokyo
  • Remote OK - Worldwide
  • Full-time
  • July 6, 2026
Conditions
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Β₯8M ~ Β₯15M /yr
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Apply from Anywhere πŸ‘
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Relocation to Japan πŸ‘
(Overseas visa sponsorship supported)
Requirements
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Language Requirements
Japanese: Not Required πŸ‘
English: Business Level
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Minimum Experience
Senior or above

Engineering & Research Division / AI Data Center Architect

About Engineering & Research Division

The Engineering & Research Division is responsible for the end-to-end development of PowerX’s hardware and software systems for energy storage and power transfer solutions.

The division consists of approximately 50 specialists and is organized mainly into the following teams:

  • Series Development: Responsible for prototyping, testing, validation, requirements engineering, product handover, product support, and commissioning.
  • Advanced Engineering: Responsible for research and development of emerging technologies, including embedded systems, PCB design, model-based development, battery management, power conversion, digital twins, edge computing, cloud solutions, and AI/ML-based optimization.
  • Product Lifecycle Management: Responsible for managing product and project lifecycles across quality gates, sourcing, value engineering, manufacturing, and after-sales activities.

You will work in a diverse engineering environment with members from various technical and cultural backgrounds. The team values autonomy, ownership, and hands-on problem solving, and engineers are encouraged to take initiative in shaping technical decisions.

Description

About the role

We are looking for an AI Data Center Architect to join our Engineering & Research Division.

PowerX is exploring and developing next-generation energy infrastructure solutions, including battery energy storage systems, EV charging infrastructure, and AI data center-related technologies. As AI and machine learning workloads continue to grow, data centers require highly optimized infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, power, cooling, software, and operations.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing AI data center architecture that leverages the latest hardware and software technologies. You will work across infrastructure, energy systems, cloud platforms, AI/ML workloads, and operations to create scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient data center solutions.

This role is not limited to cloud architecture. It requires a strong understanding of how AI workloads translate into physical infrastructure requirements, including GPU/accelerator selection, storage, networking, power distribution, cooling, monitoring, automation, security, and operational scalability.

 

Job Scope

  • Design scalable, resilient, and efficient AI data center architecture to support AI/ML workloads such as model training, inference, and data processing
  • Assess current and future AI workload requirements, including compute, GPU/accelerator, storage, networking, latency, power, and cooling needs
  • Evaluate and select server hardware, CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, storage systems, networking infrastructure, and related data center components
  • Design infrastructure that supports high-performance, low-latency, and high-density AI workloads
  • Incorporate power distribution, cooling, redundancy, and energy efficiency considerations into the overall architecture
  • Evaluate and integrate operating systems, container platforms, orchestration tools, and AI/ML software stacks
  • Support integration of AI/ML frameworks, data processing pipelines, observability tools, and automation platforms
  • Develop monitoring and observability capabilities to track system performance, resource utilization, reliability, and bottlenecks
  • Design automation for deployment, scaling, operation, and maintenance of AI data center infrastructure
  • Implement security measures, including access control, network segmentation, encryption, identity management, and data protection
  • Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and operational resilience planning
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data science, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, electrical engineering, and business teams
  • Provide technical leadership and document architecture decisions, design principles, lessons learned, and best practices

 

Requirements

  • Extensive experience designing, implementing, or managing AI data center infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing infrastructure, or GPU-based compute environments
  • Deep understanding of infrastructure requirements for AI and machine learning workloads, including compute, GPU/accelerator, storage, networking, latency, scalability, and reliability
  • Experience selecting or evaluating server hardware, GPUs, storage systems, networking components, or data center infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar tools
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other container orchestration platforms
  • Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks, data processing platforms, and observability solutions
  • Understanding of data center power, cooling, redundancy, and physical infrastructure considerations
  • Understanding of cloud security best practices, access control, network segmentation, compliance, and data protection
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically across both technical and business requirements
  • Business-level English communication skills

 

Preferred Experiences

  • Experience with AI/HPC infrastructure, GPU clusters, or high-density compute environments
  • Experience with NVIDIA GPU platforms, CUDA-based workloads, Tensor Core GPUs, or AI accelerator infrastructure
  • Experience with data center networking, low-latency architecture, RDMA, InfiniBand, Ethernet fabrics, or high-throughput data transfer
  • Experience with storage technologies such as NVMe, distributed storage, object storage, NAS, or high-performance file systems
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or similar tools
  • Experience with automation, auto-scaling, resource scheduling, or workload orchestration
  • Experience with disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and mission-critical infrastructure operations
  • Experience with energy-efficient data center design, liquid cooling, thermal management, or power optimization
  • Experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or private cloud environments
  • Experience working with electrical, mechanical, facilities, or data center operations teams
  • Japanese communication skills are a plus

PowerX is a Japan-based energy technology company working on battery energy storage systems and related energy solutions.

They develop both hardware and software in-house, including battery systems, energy management systems, EV charging solutions, and new applications such as AI/data center-related infrastructure.

PowerX Engineering & Research Division is an international team of around 50 engineers, working across hardware, software, battery systems, power electronics, cloud, edge computing, and product lifecycle management.

As the energy and data center markets continue to grow rapidly, PowerX aims to build next-generation energy infrastructure that supports a more flexible and sustainable power system.

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