Director - Hardware Engineering, AI Infrastructure Systems
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COMPENSATION
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- Director level role
- Fully remote (EU/US)
- AI hardware focus
- Build new team
- Datacenter systems
You will establish and run the AI Infrastructure Systems division, focusing on next-generation accelerator silicon in datacenter form factors. Responsibilities range from defining technical roadmaps for PCIe Gen6/CXL cards and OAM modules to delivering full 1U/2U rack systems for enterprise AI and HPC customers.
This role requires deep technical involvement in implementation, validation, and delivery. You will partner with silicon, software, and go-to-market teams to ensure platform requirements are met while managing external manufacturing partners and internal engineering resources.
What you'll do
- Hire and mentor a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team
- Define roadmap for board- and system-level server products
- Oversee schematics, PCB stack-ups, and high-speed signaling design
- Manage end-to-end execution from concept to mass production
- Drive BMC-based management and platform firmware strategy
- Lead thermal and mechanical design for high-power platforms
- Collaborate with customers and partners to shape requirements
- Own engineering budget, CAPEX, and vendor relationships
What you'll need
- 15+ years in hardware engineering for complex electronics
- 5+ years in senior leadership managing multidisciplinary teams
- Track record shipping datacenter/server-class compute hardware
- Expertise in PCIe Gen4/5/6, CXL, and high-speed SerDes
- Experience with BMC, Redfish/IPMI, and UEFI/BIOS firmware
- Knowledge of datacenter thermal and mechanical design
- Familiarity with tier-1 CMs/ODMs and DFM processes
- Fluent English required
Nice to have
- Experience scaling an engineering team
- Background with AI accelerators or GPUs in datacenters
- Exposure to sovereign AI or EuroHPC programs
- Additional European language skills
Stack
- PCIe Gen6
- CXL
- BMC
- Redfish
- IPMI
- UEFI
- BIOS
How you'll work
- Flexible working arrangement
- Offices in Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, France, Switzerland, UK
- Fully remote from US or any European country
- Relocation support to Amsterdam, Eindhoven, or Italian cities
What you get
- Attractive compensation package
- Pension plan
- Extensive employee insurances
- Option to get company shares
- Inclusive and open culture