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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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We are looking for a disciplined and dynamic, Lead System Engineer – compute blade and rack Validation to join our growing compute rack validation team. As a diligent leader in Systems Engineering, you will drive multiple aspects of validation throughout the life cycle of the program. In this high visibility position, you will be part of a leading team to innovate and improve system bring-up and enablement abilities, as well as silicon and system validation to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. Your technical leadership skills, validation and debug expertise will be necessary towards product development, definition, root cause and resolution. Your agility and collaborative approach will be essential to work within System Validation & other engineering teams (System Architects, SoC and Rack FW etc). The technical leader will be driving keys areas of system validation including leading first silicon & system bring-up (nodes and rack level systems) - rack level systems and blades will be based of ARM server architecture. Candidate will be immersed in challenging system enablement work, system validation (end-to-end) methodology, tests development and execution as well as triage/debug of critical issues to meet critical program milestones at POR quality. The candidate will also be a key contributor to state-of-the-art HW and lab capabilities for Grapchore’s system engineering. The candidate should be able to work in a global environment while maintaining a synergetic culture. Primary Responsibilities: Lead the systemenablement (including first silicon and other FW components) to ensure system capabilities are brought up as per plan of record and system architecture spec. Drive organization wide methodology for Firmware integration and best known configuration (HW/FW/SW) usage model by leading the release of deployment ready solutions. Develop key methodologies, lab HW and system SW capabilit

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives, spanning AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects. Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Principal Engineer to join our System Management team and help lead the development of critical interfaces used by internal and external customers to manage system state. You will provide technical leadership within assigned areas of System Management, guide architecture and implementation choices, mentor engineers and translate broader technical direction into effective execution. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who can lead complex technical work, improve reliability and operational readiness, and collaborate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines. The Team The System Management team sits within the Software Platform group and helps build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers. The team is responsible for developing the interfaces between hardware, AI software and frameworks, as well as providing interfaces for public and private cloud environments. This includes system management capabilities that abstract complex hardware administration and enable reliable deployment and operation at scale. As one of the first teams to work with new hardware and software, we regularly solve complex system-level problems

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in artificial intelligence compute. We are developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and support the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of a family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, we share a bold vision to enable advanced artificial intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. Graphcore brings together AI researchers, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects to solve complex technical challenges and deliver innovative computing solutions. Job Summary The Principal Electrical Engineer will be a technical authority within Data Center Engineering, leading the architecture and delivery of safe, resilient and scalable electrical infrastructure for high-density AI computing environments. Working with internal teams, data center developers, utilities, consultants and equipment partners, this role will guide projects from early technical studies through design, construction, commissioning, operation and lifecycle improvement. The successful candidate must reside in, or be willing to relocate to, Austin, Texas. Approximately 10% travel may be required. The Team The Data Center Engineering team is responsible for defining and enabling the infrastructure needed to deploy and operate Graphcore’s computing systems at scale. The team works across electrical, mechanical, thermal, controls, systems and operational disciplines, collaborating with external engineering and construction partners to deliver reliable, efficient and maintainable data center environments. Responsibilities and Duties Act as the technical authority for electrical engineering across data center infrastructure projects, from the utility or on-site power source through to the IT rack. Lead electrical archit

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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1671 About the Role We are seeking a Senior Signal Integrity Engineer to develop, validate, and optimize high-speed signaling solutions across blade- and rack-level architectures for advanced compute platforms. This role sits at the intersection of silicon, package, interconnect, board, and system design , with a strong emphasis on hands-on measurement, simulation correlation, and cross-functional technical communication. Key Responsibilities End-to-end signal integrity analysis for blade- and rack-level system architectures. Analyze and optimize high-speed and low-speed I/O interfaces, including PCIe Gen4/5/6, Ethernet, DDR, SerDes, SPI , I2C, etc . and related interconnects. Perform time-domain and frequency-domain simulations using tools such as Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, Cadence Sigrity, CST, SPICE , or similar. Support hands-on lab validation using VNA, TDR, BERT, and high-speed oscilloscopes . Correlate simulation results with lab measurements to identify margin gaps, debug issues, and improve design methodology. Collaborate with silicon, package, board, connector, cable, and system design teams to optimize I/O channel performance. Work with interconnect vendors and ODMs to guide board layout, stack-ups, routing rules, and system design decisions. Review schematics, layouts, simulation results, and validation data for blade, backplane, and rack-level hardware. Prepare and communicate clear validation reports, measurement summaries, debug findings, and technical recommendations to internal teams, vendors, and senior technical stakeholders. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field . Strong experience in signal integrity for high-speed digital systems. Hands-on measurement expertise using VNAs, TDRs, BERTs, and high-speed oscilloscopes . Experience measuring and analyzing S-parameters, impedance profiles, eye diagrams, jitter, timing margins, insertion loss, return loss, and cro

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 43 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences. We're looking for Senior Fullstack Software Engineers to help build the next generation of CLEAR's identity platform. Beyond verifying identity, we're creating a secure, networked digital identity that enables seamless experiences across travel, enterprise, healthcare, financial services, and beyond. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll own complex technical problems from design through deployment, partnering closely with Product, Design, Security, and Operations to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. We're looking for engineers with a strong builder mindset who thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and enjoy turning ideas into production systems. Level and team matching (open roles across the three pillars that make up Technology at CLEAR: Core Identity, CLEAR1 , and CLEAR Travel ) will occur towards the end of our interview process. Tech stack overview: Java / React / Typescript What you’ll do: Design, build, test, and deploy scalable full-stack applications that power CLEAR's identity platform. Own projects end-to-end from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, rollout, and operational support. Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Security, and Operations to translate business problems into simple, scalable technical solutions. Drive engineering excellence by improving system reliability, performance, testing, observability, and developer experience. Contribute to architectural decisions and continuously improve the scalability, security, and maintainability of our platform. Mentor teammates through tho

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States
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About Graphcore Graphcore is a global leader in artificial intelligence computing systems. We design advanced semiconductors, software, and data center systems that provide the specialized processing power needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption. As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore belongs to a family of companies developing transformative technologies. Our U.S. engineering teams contribute to the hardware and software platforms that support the next generation of AI systems. The Opportunity We are looking for a computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science student or recent graduate to join the BMC Development team as a Firmware Engineering Intern. You will work with experienced engineers on low-level and embedded firmware that supports the operation, control, and manageability of advanced compute systems. This internship provides hands-on experience in firmware development, test automation, engineering experiments, and lab-based system testing in a Linux development environment. You will own clearly defined technical tasks with guidance from the team and contribute to production-quality engineering work. Type: 12-week summer internship Timing: May - August (exact dates to be confirmed) Commitment: Full-time What You Will Do Contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of system and embedded firmware. Develop and maintain firmware and supporting software in C, C++, or Python. Support firmware development and debugging in a Linux-based engineering environment. Create automated tests and scripts that improve firmware validation, test coverage, and engineering efficiency. Contribute to continuous integration and delivery workflows for firmware development and testing. Plan and conduct well-defined engineering experiments, record results accurately, and draw conclusions from test data. Support lab setup, system configuration, hardware bring-up, and firmware testing. Use debugging and diagnostic techn

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States
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About Graphcore Graphcore is a global leader in artificial intelligence computing systems. We design advanced semiconductors and data center hardware that provide the specialized processing power needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption. As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore belongs to a family of companies developing transformative technologies. Our AI Engineering Campus in Austin plays an important role in building the hardware platforms that support the next generation of AI systems. The Opportunity We are looking for a recent graduate or early-career engineer to join the Hardware Platform Development team as a Graduate Systems Engineer. You will contribute to the design, integration, validation, and performance analysis of advanced AI compute platforms. You will work with experienced hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and systems engineers throughout the development lifecycle. The role combines subsystem engineering, hands-on laboratory work, test automation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and clear technical documentation. Start: September, 2027 Location: Austin, Texas, USA What You Will Do Contribute to the design, integration, and testing of CPU and high-speed input and output subsystems for advanced compute platforms. Take ownership of defined engineering tasks from requirements and test planning through execution, analysis, and technical review. Develop system-level validation plans, procedures, scripts, and tools that improve test coverage, repeatability, data collection, and analysis. Evaluate platform performance, power, signal behavior, reliability, and interoperability using laboratory measurements and system data. Investigate emerging input and output technologies, including PCIe 6.0 and 800G Ethernet, and assess their use in advanced computing systems. Support platform power, cooling, and energy-efficiency investigations, including liquid-cooling systems for high-performance processor

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States
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About Graphcore Graphcore is a global leader in artificial intelligence computing systems. We design advanced semiconductors and data center hardware that deliver the specialized processing power needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption. As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore belongs to a family of companies developing some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Our new AI Engineering Campus in Austin will play a central role in building the future of AI computing. The Opportunity As a Graduate Performance Engineer, you will contribute to the design, integration, bring-up, and validation of complex server- and rack-level performance of elaborate, large-scale systems. You will work alongside experienced engineers, software developer, and cross-functional partners while building practical skills in component, system and scale up/out performance optimization and design. Start: September, 2027 Location: Austin, Texas, USA What You’ll Do Support the design, peer review, bring-up, and debug of complex server- and rack-level systems. Assist with modeling, design and evaluation of the complete software and hardware stack identifying performance bottlenecks, possible solutions and testing those outcomes. Collaborate with many different teams across both hardware and software development and testing. What You’ll Bring A bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline, completed before the role’s start date. Equivalent relevant education or practical experience will also be considered. Foundational knowledge of software development, hardware architecture and general understanding of performance implications. Hands-on experience gained through coursework, laboratories, internships, research, student projects, or personal projects. Ability to analyze technical problems, document your work, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively. Curiosity, sound engineering judgment, a

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Remote
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About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the role DevRev is an untraditional SaaS revenue organization built to support a rapidly scaling technology startup driven by product-led growth and sales (PLG / PLS). We are looking for top talent to build and scale within the Houston or Dallas area, Texas. As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will prospect and nurture larger named accounts that are looking for a better way to connect with their customers and find product-market fit. You will work closely with customers end-to-end throughout their lifecycle — from concept and technical requirements through implementation, adoption, expansion, and conversion to paid. What you'll do • Build outreach to your existing network and new opportunities. • Relentlessly manage customer follow-up and your own pipeline against quota. • Develop and leverage partner and channel relationships to source and accelerate opportunities as DevRev scales its partner motion. • Work with our Growth team to increase product awareness. • Nurture and follow up with customers to share relevant use cases, identify key decision-makers, and gather requirements. • Guide customers through implementation plans to further adoption and drive paid conversion. • Partner with Product and Engineering to

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the team The Applied AI Engineering team ensures our customers get the optimal experience from DevRev. As customers go through their DevRev journey, they may identify needs for integration with existing enterprise systems and services, workflow and process automation, or customization of the DevRev platform to achieve their business objectives. Our team works with customers to understand requirements and design, develop, and implement solutions to meet customer goals. Your mission is to systematically help customers find value with DevRev by developing a thorough understanding of their needs, owning coordination between internal and external stakeholders, and engineering the solution to get the job done. You are a product expert and will use your application development and AI/ML skills to ensure our customers get the most out of the DevRev platform. About the role As a Forward Deployed Architect, you will serve as a hands-on senior technical architect on the Applied AI Engineering team, owning the end-to-end design and delivery of AI-driven business transformation projects. You will work closely with pre-sales teams to scope technical integration and implementation strategies, translating business requirement

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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What we’re doing isn’t easy, but nothing worth doing ever is. Diligent builds helpful robots that work safely and autonomously in real world environments. We move quickly, solve messy problems, and care deeply about reliability at scale. We’re hiring a Manufacturing Reliability Engineer to own production test for our robots at our contract manufacturer: you’ll design and run robust end-to-end test protocols, provision fleets of robots for production, and own the KPIs that define production quality. This role is based in Austin, TX. However, the position will require 50% travel to the Milwaukee, WI area and requires close collaboration across software, hardware, operations, and product engineering teams. Key Responsibilities End-to-end test process ownership. Create, validate, and maintain production test protocols and gating criteria from incoming inspection through final test and shipment. Provisioning of bots. Design and operate provisioning flows (imaging, firmware deployment, configuration, validation) and the tooling/fixtures needed to provision and handoff robots for production. KPIs and continuous improvement. Own key production metrics — First Pass Yield (FPY), cycle time, and test coverage — and drive continuous improvements to meet throughput and quality targets. Test automation & infrastructure. Architect, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks, harnesses, and test rigs used at the CM site. Ensure tests are stable, fast, and provide actionable failure data. Cross-functional escalation & RCA. Lead root-cause analysis for field and production failures; coordinate corrective actions with design, firmware, and CM engineering to close quality loops. On-site production leadership. Be the onsite technical authority at the contract manufacturer: train operators, debug failures on the line, and continuously refine processes with CM partners. What Success Looks Like Improved FPY and reduced rework rates across production builds. Reduced per

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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What we’re doing isn’t easy, but nothing worth doing ever is. Diligent builds helpful robots that work safely and autonomously in real world environments. We move quickly, solve messy problems, and care deeply about reliability at scale. As a Fleet Engineer, you'll own the reliability and continuous improvement of our deployed robotic fleet — leading hands-on investigations into how and why robots fail in the field, across the mobile base, charging/docking, motion and power, connectivity (modem), and sensor hardware. You'll combine remote data analysis with bench/lab failure analysis at our Austin HQ, turning field-technician reports and fleet data into clear problem statements, validated root causes, and corrective actions driven to closure with engineering, operations, manufacturing, and vendors. We are hiring a Lead Engineer, Issue Management & Triage to lead the systems, tooling, and team at the intersection of our Customers, Remote Operations Center (ROC), and Engineering. This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on building the infrastructure that powers how we detect, triage, diagnose, and resolve issues across a deployed robotic fleet. You will work deeply with Engineering teams to design classification frameworks, build internal tools, and develop automation pipelines that improve reliability at scale. Location: Austin preferred, Remote possible (U.S.) Travel: if remote up to ~50% travel to Austin, TX (especially in the your first 90 days) What You’ll Do: Own Issue Management & Triage Systems Design and own end-to-end systems for issue intake, triage, and escalation. Define severity frameworks, SLAs, and ensure issues are consistently structured for engineering prioritization. Build Tools & Automation (Hands-On) Develop automation and pipelines to ingest, process, and classify operational data, reducing manual triage effort. Contribute directly to codebases (Python, backend services) and partner with Engineer

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. As our TT-Distributed Software Engineer, you will develop and optimize distributed software systems that power the most efficient and highest-performing AI and HPC clusters. In this role, you'll work on distributed programming across multiple nodes, utilizing systems programming, inter-node communication, and Tenstorrent’s scalable architectures to advance the state-of-the-art distributed inference and training infrastructure. This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX; or Toronto, ON. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are Strong C or C++ engineer with solid foundations in systems programming, operating systems, and distributed systems principles. Enthusiastic about distributed computing, including IPC, socket programming, and cluster resource coordination. Comfortable reasoning about scalability, fault tolerance, and performance across multi-node environments. Curious and first-principles thinker who challenges conventional approaches to distributed system design. Motivated to grow into a deep technical expert in large-scale distributed AI infrastructure. What We Need Architect, implement, and optim

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. The Corporate Controller builds a trusted global accounting function that scales with the company. Success means predictable closes, trusted balance sheets, documented accounting positions, well-managed audits, embedded controls, managed risks, clear ownership, strong talent, and less manual work. The mission for this role is to build an accounting organization that the company can trust and that will not need to be rebuilt every time the company scales. This role is remote, based out of the United States. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are Senior accounting leader with deep technical judgment and strong operational discipline. 15+ years leading accounting or controllership teams in complex organizations. CPA or equivalent, with deep US GAAP and financial reporting expertise. Experienced in technology, semiconductor, hardware, manufacturing, or similar environments. Skilled at scaling teams, controls, systems, and processes through rapid growth. What We Need Lead a global accounting organization with clear ownership and high standards. Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close quality, speed, and predictability. Set accounting pol

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📍 Austin, Texas, United States· Full-time
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Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. Tenstorrent is building high-performance AI systems and the supply chain required to deliver them at scale. We are looking for a Global Supply Chain Manager to own OSAT partnerships, backend manufacturing execution, and supply continuity from wafer-out through final shipment. This role is based in Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX, or Toronto, ON, with regular travel to Taiwan and other Asia-based partner sites, approximately 25-30%. Candidates should be located near one of these hubs and able to work effectively across North American and Asia-Pacific time zones. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are Bring 7+ years of experience in semiconductor supply chain, manufacturing, or supplier management, along with a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline. Have a strong understanding of OSAT workflows, including flip-chip, wire bond, and wafer-level packaging, with hands-on experience working with Taiwan-based OSAT partners. Are comfortable negotiating complex supplier agreements, pricing, tooling, or NRE costs and managing relationships across technical, commercial, and operational issues. Are a clear, direct, a

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