Platform Technical Project Manager, Rack-Scale AI Sysytems

MatX

$120K — $500K+*
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in technical program management or hardware engineering
  • Experience managing complex hardware platforms through all phases
  • Cross-functional teamwork experience across multiple engineering domains
  • Strong ability in schedules, risk management, and communication
  • Familiarity with various technical areas such as board design and liquid cooling
  • Experience with ODMs and external engineering partners
  • Proficient in program management tools like Jira and Google Workspace

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution plan for rack and board design from architecture to release
  • Maintain design-phase master schedule across various dependencies
  • Coordinate execution across key platform workstreams
  • Partner with Systems Engineering to define design gates and risks
  • Track critical path items and escalation paths
  • Facilitate design-readiness and DFX reviews with teams
  • Prepare executive updates on milestones, risks, and resource needs

Benefits

  • Cash/equity mix tailored to your needs with early exercise options
  • Company-subsidized health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Four weeks of paid time off plus 12 holidays and remote flexibility
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Annual professional development allowance of $1,500
  • Team connection events including lunches and off-sites
  • 5% company contribution to 401K or Roth IRA
  • Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for various expenses
  • Complimentary rideshare for commuting employees
  • Monthly stipend to use on personal perks
  • Remote work supported on Mondays and Fridays with tech reimbursements
Full Job Description
About the Role

MatX is building next-generation AI infrastructure systems for high-performance datacenter workloads. We are looking for a Senior Platform TPM, Rack-Scale AI Systems to drive design-phase execution for our rack-scale platform. This role will coordinate cross-functional execution across rack architecture, accelerator board design, power delivery, thermal and liquid cooling, high-speed interconnect, firmware, diagnostics, test vehicles, system validation, and external CM/JDM partner engagement. You will work closely with Systems Engineering, hardware engineering, firmware, validation, supply chain, and external CM/JDM partners.
What You'll Do Here
  • Drive the integrated execution plan for rack and board design from architecture through design release.
  • Own and maintain the design-phase master schedule across rack, board, power, thermal, interconnect, mechanical, firmware, diagnostics, validation, and supply-chain dependencies.
  • Coordinate execution across key platform workstreams, including board electrical/SI/PI readiness, rack power, liquid cooling, cable/optical interconnect, BMC/telemetry, diagnostics, test vehicles, PLM/BOM/ECO readiness, and external CM/JDM design reviews.
  • Partner with Systems Engineering to define design gates, risks, dependencies, decision points, and exit criteria.
  • Track critical path items, schedule risks, owners, closure dates, and escalation paths.
  • Coordinate design-readiness reviews, DFX reviews, and implementation-readiness reviews with internal teams and external CM/JDM partners.
  • Drive readiness for system validation using test vehicles, including power, thermal, connectivity, diagnostics, instrumentation, telemetry, and validation planning.
  • Maintain a live risk register covering design readiness, system validation readiness, power/thermal risks, interconnect risks, long-lead dependencies, and supply-chain risks.
  • Ensure long-lead design dependencies are visible to supply chain, materials, and sourcing teams.
  • Prepare executive-level updates covering milestone health, top risks, decisions needed, critical path, and resource gaps.
  • Ensure validation learnings are captured, tracked, and incorporated into the platform execution plan.
Who you are
  • 8+ years of technical program management, hardware engineering program management, systems engineering, or hardware platform development experience.
  • Experience managing complex hardware platforms through architecture, design, validation, and design release.
  • Experience working across electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, validation, manufacturing, supply-chain, and external partner teams.
  • Ability to drive schedules, dependency management, issue tracking, risk management, milestone governance, and executive-level communication.
  • Experience coordinating design reviews and driving closure across cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Working familiarity with several of the following areas: board design, power delivery, SI/PI, thermal design, liquid cooling, high-speed interconnect, firmware, diagnostics, rack integration, or system validation.
  • Experience working with ODMs, JDMs, contract manufacturers, or external engineering/manufacturing partners.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize technical risks, tradeoffs, decisions, and schedule impact.
  • Proficiency with program-management and engineering collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, Google Workspace, or equivalent.
Bonus Points If You Have
  • Experience with AI infrastructure, GPU/accelerator systems, datacenter racks, networking systems, storage systems, or high-power server platforms.
  • Experience coordinating programs involving high-speed interconnects, liquid-cooled systems, telemetry, diagnostics, or rack-scale validation.
  • Prior hands-on engineering experience in hardware, firmware, systems, manufacturing, validation, or a related technical field.

Compensation

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.
  • Early Career - $120,000 - $275,000 + equity
  • Mid Career - $175,000 - $450,000 + equity
  • Senior Career - $275,000 - $600,000 + equity

What We Offer
  • A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
  • Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don't)
  • Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
  • Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
  • Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
  • Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
  • Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don't!
  • Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
  • Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
  • MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
  • Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement

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