Senior Director, Hardware Engineering
Core
Lead a team of hardware engineers to design, validate, and deploy high-speed photonics products for AI supercomputing and high-performance computing infrastructure.
Role type
Senior Director, Hardware Engineering (Hands-on IC with strategic leadership)
Builds
Chip-to-chip optical interconnects, scalable photonic engines, and high-speed photonics products
Domain
AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, photonics, electrical interconnects
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Hardware design and development, board/system level debugging, high-speed interfaces, power delivery, system integration, project execution, team leadership, DFM/DFT implementation, reliability testing, compliance management
Preferred skills
Data center hardware experience, networking equipment experience, photonic/electrical interconnects experience, NPI and volume production scaling, vendor management, cross-cultural communication
Technologies
Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, lab equipment
Responsibilities
Lead hardware engineering teams across design, validation, and deployment; Drive project execution to meet milestones; Actively participate in board bring-up, debugging, and system integration; Support prototype builds, lab validation, and field issue resolution; Travel internationally for vendor sites, manufacturing partners, and customer troubleshooting; Oversee hardware development lifecycle from concept to production; Implement best practices for DFM/DFT and compliance; Track deliverables and report progress to senior leadership