Director, Reliability Hardware Systems - Systems Integrator

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Join a fast-growing, vertically integrated innovator in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI HPC) infrastructure. Powered by renewable energy, the organization designs, deploys, and operates large-scale data centers and GPU clusters engineered to support world-class AI workloads across North America and global markets.

The company is seeking a Director, Reliability Hardware Systems to lead end-to-end hardware reliability and failure analysis across its advanced AI infrastructure portfolio, spanning cutting-edge GPUs, servers, racks, and storage systems. Directing multiple system-level reliability teams, the successful candidate will define organizational reliability strategy, lead complex root-cause investigations, mentor engineering managers, and act as the technical bridge across engineering disciplines to ensure maximum platform stability at frontier scale.

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Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end reliability and failure analysis (FA) activities across the hardware portfolio (GPUs, servers, racks, networking, and storage) as the primary advocate for product stability.
• Direct multiple system-level reliability teams, focusing on coaching, mentoring, and scaling organizational capabilities.
• Serve as the reliability bridge across engineering disciplines, collaborating closely with Hardware, Mechanical, Thermal, PCB Layout, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.
• Drive high-priority "war room" investigations for complex, intermittent field failures using advanced FA techniques to achieve definitive root causes and corrective actions.
• Apply statistical tools and physics-of-failure models to predict product lifecycles and eliminate wear-out mechanisms before field deployment.
• Influence product architecture from inception by embedding Build for Reliability (BfR) and Build for Manufacturing (BfM) standards into initial specifications.
• Formalize a "Lessons Learned" mechanism to translate failure analysis findings directly into next-generation hardware design rules.
• Define and continuously optimize reliability qualification frameworks, test coverage, and analytics reporting.

Skills/Must have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of overall experience in hardware reliability, failure analysis, or system qualification, with 8+ years of management experience leading teams of 10+.
• Deep expertise in physics-of-failure and reliability physics related to semiconductors, PCBAs, and interconnects (e.g., electromigration, thermal fatigue).
• Hands-on proficiency with advanced failure analysis (FA) techniques including cross-sectioning, SEM/EDX, CSAM, X-ray, and dye & pry.
• Strong command of reliability statistics, Weibull analysis, accelerated life testing, and MTBF modelling.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards such as JEDEC, IPC, and Telcordia.
• Proven multi-tasking capability across concurrent programs and cross-functional hardware platforms.
• Exceptional executive presence, communication skills, and a track record of presenting reliability risks and strategies to senior leadership.

Benefits:

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees (75% for dependents); company-paid short and long-term disability; Health Savings Accounts (HSA); Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, plus access to financial planning and legal services.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Internal skills training, advancement pathways, and professional development support for certifications and continuing education.
• Regular company events and team-building activities.

Salary:

• $350,000 base salary