• Intern, Systems Architect

    Crystal Group (Hiawatha, IA)


    Job Description:

    Job Title: Intern, Systems Architect

     

    Reports to: Manager, System Architecture

     

    Department: Systems Architecture

     

    Work Model: Full-time, On-site

     

    Schedule: Monday – Friday 8am-5pm

    Company & Benefit Information:

    At Crystal Group, we do hard things – designing and building rugged tech and tech solutions that provide predictable performance in the world’s most unforgiving environments. As a 100% employee-owned company, here you take extreme ownership of your role and work and invest in your own success and that of your teammates. Together we use a zero limits approach to wow our customers.

    Job Summary:

    The Systems Architect is responsible for selecting key electronics technologies utilized in the development of products and product families for the company. This role provides the function of the intermediary between the business development manager or program manager who collects the requirements from the customer and the engineering department who implements the design. The Systems Architect is a combination of technologist, product visionary, and hardware architect.

    Essential Functions

    + Clearly document the requirements from the customer and help manage a successful handoff to the engineering department to execute the product development

    + Advocate for the customer throughout the preliminary and critical design reviews associated with their product developments

    + Select technologies that not only have excellent performance and long life but also can be ruggedized for the defense and industrial market segment of our business

    + Leads the front end Systems Engineering activity in requirements capture interpretation and clarification, system architecture proposal, benchmark testing, and solution costing

    + Create and maintain the requirements capture tool that documents the proposed offering, captures the costs including non-recurring engineering and testing, and documents the initial system build configuration

    + Create proposals to customers, presentations, and technical discussions with clients

    + Key resource to the Business Development and Program Management Teams, the Engineering and Executive Management teams during normal operations

    + Internal customer advocate and works directly with the project engineering team to successfully complete the project

     

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    Knowledge:

    + Working knowledge in computer hardware and system integration

    + Clear understanding of how to develop a computer server, integrate related technologies, and options to maximize utility by a customer

    + Business trends as well as the technology trends in the industry to predict the optimal pallet of CPU and supporting chipsets, combined with boards necessary to provide Crystal Group customers with high performance computing platforms having an availability of 3 to 5 years

    + Industrial standards and/or military standards

    Skills:

    + Written and verbal communication needed to promote excellent service to customers and coworkers

    + Strong Microsoft Office capabilities (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

    Abilities:

    + Manage multiple tasks at once, as well as prioritize them in order to hit deadlines

    + Work with all levels of the organization

    + Travel to customer sites and have a flexible work schedule

    + Demonstrated ability to operate lab equipment

    Required Qualification

    + Must be a US Person (US Citizen, person granted US Permanent Resident Card or any individual who is granted status as a "protected person”)

    + Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

     

    Preferred Qualification

     

    + 2+ years of engineering experience with computer hardware

    + Familiarity with industrial and/or military environmental standards

     

    Working Conditions

     

    Work is primarily performed in an office environment. Occasional exposure to manufacturing floor and testing environments. May require lifting up to 25 lbs, standing for extended periods during product testing, and occasional travel (up to 25%).

     

    EEO Statement

     

    Crystal Group, Inc, maintains a program of equal employment opportunity designed to ensure that employment and advancement opportunities are made available to all employees and applicants on the basis of individual qualifications and without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, disability, age, sex, genetic information, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

     

    Offer Contingency

     

    All job offers are contingent on the applicant successfully completing the background check, physical assessment and drug screen.

     

    **This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other responsibilities as necessary. Employment with Crystal Group remains at-will.

     

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