Job Description:

Company Information

At Crystal Group, we are fueled by creativity, technical expertise and tenacity, we push the boundaries of what is to achieve what is needed. The work we do is cutting edge and innovative, providing our team the opportunity to work on some of the most advanced technology available in the military, industrial and commercial markets. Crystal Group is fully employee owned and offers all the perks of a large company but in a culture where every employee stands out and where we support each other as we work, live and grow.

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, gender identity, genetic information, sexual orientation, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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 military 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.

• The goal for this individual is to have zero OBF's to the performance of their job function.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic 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”)

• Minimum of 5 years directly related experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- includes physical requirements

• Knowledge of computer hardware and parts

• Must have a clear understanding of how to develop a computer server, integrate related technologies, and options to maximize utility by a customer

• May be required to lift and grasp computer parts

• Ability to read computer screens and drawings necessary

• Written and verbal communication skills are needed to promote excellent service to customers and coworkers

• Ability to work with all levels of the organization

• Be able to travel to customer sites and have a flexible work schedule

• Excellent grasp on the 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 customers with high performance computing platforms having an availability of 3 to 5 years

Offer Contingency

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

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Crystal Group Inc., is uniquely comprised of three business strengths rolled into a single entity. We are a rugged server manufacturer, a systems integrator, and a custom design and manufacturing services provider.

Hiring top-quality employees who are trusted and empowered to succeed has enabled Crystal Group to become one of the fastest-growing employee-owned companies in America.

Headquartered in Hiawatha, Iowa, Crystal Group is small business with a worldwide reach. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits for all our positions.