Sr. Director of Hardware Systems Engineering

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Remote regions

US

Salary range

$300,000–$380,000/year

Benefits

Job Description

Lead the Hardware Systems Engineering team; to include responsibility for product roadmap, vendor selection, manufacturing and design houses; ensuring quality and delivery of all technologies on schedule. Define and own the hardware systems engineering roadmap, strategy, and execution for our AI inference platform, with a deep focus on SoC integration and system-level performance. Lead the architectural definition and trade-off analysis for complex hardware systems, with a strong emphasis on the interaction and integration of our custom SoC within board-level designs, server integration, and rack-scale deployments. Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of hardware systems engineers specializing in SoC integration, board design, and system validation, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration. Partner closely with silicon design (front-end and back-end), SoC, firmware, software, product management, operations, and supply chain teams to ensure holistic system design, seamless SoC integration, and successful product delivery. Provide technical leadership and oversight for all phases of hardware system development, including requirements definition, architectural design, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout guidance, DFM/DFT, and validation, with a critical eye on SoC-centric challenges.

About Groq

Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference, and its LPU-based system powers GroqCloudβ„’, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need.

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