Director, Quality and Reliability Engineering (AI Hardware)

Location: Hybrid, working onsite at the Santa Clara, CA headquarters 3 days per week; United States

Base salary: $195,000–$285,000 per year, plus equity and bonus opportunities

Company

hirify.global develops software and hardware for generative AI, including AI systems deployed at data center scale.

What you will do

• Build and scale the Quality Management System across ASIC, card, server, rack, and cluster-level products, including Control Plans, Work Instructions, and CAPA governance.
• Design and run RMA, reverse logistics, and failure analysis processes with closed-loop feedback into product design and manufacturing.
• Drive reliability programs covering qualification, RDT, MTBF, ORT, fault-tolerant design, and AI data center availability requirements.
• Establish supplier and manufacturing quality programs across ODMs, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers, including audits, process controls, and NPI build readiness.
• Lead component engineering, including qualification, AVL governance, second-source programs, and lifecycle management.
• Define quality KPIs and executive dashboards, serve as the quality voice for product release, shipment readiness, audits, and escalations, and build and develop the quality organization.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in hardware quality and reliability engineering, including 5+ years leading multidisciplinary teams.
• BS/MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Deep experience with server-class systems, AI accelerators, or data center hardware.
• Proven experience building or scaling a QMS through high-volume ramps.
• Hands-on experience across supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality, including ODMs and contract manufacturers.
• Component engineering experience covering qualification, AVL management, second sourcing, and lifecycle management.
• Command of reliability fundamentals including MTBF, acceleration models, RDT/ORT, and system-, rack-, and cluster-level availability.
• Command of quality tools including 8D, 5-Why, FMEA, SPC, and DOE.
• ISO 9001 lead auditor experience or equivalent, with strong executive presence among customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

Nice to have

• ASQ CQE/CRE certification.
• Familiarity with PLM systems such as Arena or Agile.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture centered on respect, collaboration, humility, direct communication, inclusion, and execution.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) benefits and an inclusive rewards plan.
• Equity and performance-based bonus opportunities.