Hardware Systems Technical Lead (AI)

Location: Mountain View, CA; flexible hybrid workplace model

Salary: $186,000–$256,000 USD base salary annually, plus equity and other rewards.

Company

hirify.global develops silicon-photonics infrastructure, including photonics engines, AI accelerators, and high-scale interconnect products for AI and HPC data centers.

What you will do

• Define and develop hardware systems for photonic AI infrastructure applications with system architects and technical leads.
• Own hardware systems development from concept through production, including board and system solutions.
• Define, develop, and review PCBAs against electrical, power, and interface requirements.
• Lead hands-on integration, verification, and validation through bench bring-up, EVT/DVT, and production release.
• Coordinate with firmware, photonics, packaging, mechanical, IC, and software teams to resolve dependencies and tradeoffs.
• Maintain engineering documentation, research components and technologies, improve development practices, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline and 12+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience taking multiple complex hardware systems from concept through production.
• Deep knowledge of VRMs, high-speed SerDes, and interfaces or protocols including PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, and JTAG.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary development, integration, and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work in ambiguous, dynamic environments.
• Capacity to comply with federally mandated U.S. export control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience designing hardware systems for AI/HPC data center infrastructure, optical transceivers, or silicon-photonics products.
• Experience with Systems Engineering methodology, including requirements definition and traceability, FMEA, and EVT/DVT/PVT planning and execution.
• Familiarity with advanced packaging technologies and high-density PCB design.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid workplace model.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Retirement savings matching, paid vacation, sick leave, public holidays, and paid family leave.
• Training and development, commuter benefits, and equity grants for full-time employees.
• Benefits eligibility may vary by employment status and location.