Senior Ae Group Director (AI)

TL;DR

Senior AE Group Director (AI): Leading multiple teams of skilled application engineers and collaborating with customers to develop solutions for their System/ASIC/SoC designs using the hirify.global Serdes and memory IP portfolio with an accent on high-speed interface PHYs and controllers. Focus on managing customer engagements, influencing IP product development, and staying informed about industry trends and protocol evolutions.

Location: San Jose

Salary: $187,600 to $348,400

Company

hirify.global hires and develops leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of senior application engineers focused on technical presales for high-speed interface PHYs and controllers.
• Develop strategies to secure complex bundle IP and services deals that encompass memory, Serdes, and foundation IPs.
• Establish the infrastructure and methodology necessary to integrate new IP acquisitions and drive efficiency improvements using AI.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to identify and understand customers’ technical and business challenges.
• Educate customers on how hirify.global's IP products address their requirements and assist them in evaluating the IP, with support from product R&D teams.
• Influence the IP product development roadmap by communicating customer needs to product R&D teams.

Requirements

• MSEE with 20+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Management experience leading a highly technical team.
• Previous experience in selecting, using, designing, or supporting PHY and controller interface IP, internally or externally.
• Understanding of SoC architectures and system-level design practices for market segments such as AI, HPC, mobile, storage, automotive, networking, and IoT, with a particular focus on IP requirements.
• Prior experience and knowledge of one or more interface, memory, and connectivity protocols, including DDR, LPDDR, HBM, PCIe, CXL, UCIe, and Ethernet.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time to visit customers, sales teams, and engineering locations.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Variety of medical, dental and vision plan options.