Senior Director - Platform Engineering - Santa Clara, CA, United States

Originally posted 17 October 2026 by the employer.

Join the Platform organization to transform advanced silicon technologies into deployable, customer-ready systems for AI and cloud infrastructure.

About the role

The Platform organization is responsible for transforming advanced silicon technologies into deployable, customer-ready systems for AI and cloud infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Lead and scale a multidisciplinary engineering organization spanning hardware, systems, validation, integration, and manufacturing engineering.
• Lead development of networking platforms, switch systems, boards, modules, and rack-scale infrastructure solutions.
• Drive architecture tradeoff decisions across hardware, software, mechanical, optical, thermal, and operational domains.
• Establish comprehensive board, system, and rack-level validation methodologies.
• Lead technical engagement with ODMs, subcontractors, manufacturing partners, and suppliers.
• Engage directly with hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise customers, translating requirements into engineering priorities.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of leadership experience in networking, switching, data center infrastructure, or AI system development.
• Proven experience leading hardware and systems engineering organizations.
• Deep expertise in networking and switch-based platform development.
• Strong experience designing and delivering complex boards and integrated systems.
• Extensive experience with system bring-up, validation, qualification, and production deployment.
• Hands-on experience working with ODMs, subcontractors, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
• Experience developing rack-scale infrastructure, AI systems, networking platforms, or data center solutions.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI infrastructure, Ethernet switching, optical interconnects, or rack-scale architectures.
• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces including Ethernet, PCIe, UALink, and advanced interconnect technologies.
• Experience supporting hyperscale customer deployments.
• Familiarity with large-scale board manufacturing and system integration environments.
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations.

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Skills: hardware system architecture, board development, system integration, rack-scale infrastructure, DFM/DFT