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Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Signal Connectivity Rack-Scale Platforms

San Jose💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and scale the hardware design engineering organization for rack-scale AI infrastructure products, encompassing electrical/PCB design, mechanical engineering, validation, and lab infrastructure.

Role type

Senior Director, Hardware Design Engineering (Leadership)

Builds

Active Electrical Cables (AEC), Smart Cable Modules (SCM), Silicon Evaluation Platforms, and rack-scale AI chassis systems

Domain

AI Infrastructure / High-Speed Connectivity / Hardware Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

High-speed PCB/flex/substrate design, Mechanical engineering (connector/housing/thermal), Hardware validation & qualification, Lab infrastructure strategy, Engineering organization building, Product roadmap planning, Cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

Experience with CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, UALink technologies, Signal integrity expertise, OEM enablement experience

Technologies

CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, UALink, High-speed substrates, Flex circuits, Retimer silicon

Responsibilities

Lead and scale the hardware design engineering organization across multiple product lines

Seniority

Senior Director, Strategic Leadership & Organization Building

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