axelera - Director - Field Application Engineering (EMEA)
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field • 10+ years customer-facing FAE or applications engineering in semiconductor, AI, or embedded systems • 5+ years leading FAE teams or managing technical customer-facing functions • Strong experience with embedded board design, chip-down development, and custom carrier board design • Experience with ARM-based SoCs and embedded compute modules • Experience with embedded AI or computer vision workloads • Strong understanding of high-speed digital interfaces, signal integrity, power sequencing, and thermal design • Experience with embedded Linux, bootloaders, BSPs, and low-level system bring-up • Proven ability to debug complex hardware/software integration issues • Familiarity with AI accelerators, NPUs, GPUs, or edge AI platforms • Commercial mindset; track record driving design wins through full evaluation and adoption cycles • Excellent English communication skills; ability to travel extensively across EMEA • Familiarity with Yocto, Buildroot, or Debian-based embedded Linux systems • Experience with PCIe enumeration, MSI/MSI-X, DMA, and memory subsystems • Experience with production validation, manufacturing bring-up, and thermal/power optimisation for AI systems • Existing technical relationships in EMEA’s OEM/ODM, system integrator, or AI ecosystem • Proficiency in additional EMEA languages (German, French, Italian, or Arabic) is a plus • We offer a flexible working arrangement, with options to: • Work from one of our Axelera AI offices (Paris or Florence or Milan) • Work fully remotely from France or Italy • Relocate with us and work from Italy (Florence or Milan) or the France (Paris) • This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organisation. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares. • An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team. • At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.
Responsibilities
• Hands-On Customer & Technical Engagement • Senior primary technical contact for EMEA customers, engaging from engineers to senior leadership • Lead hardware bring-up, board integration, and embedded system debugging on-site and remotely • Support chip-down design, custom carrier board development, and embedded Linux integration • Guide customers deploying AI models and inference pipelines via the Voyager SDK • Debug PCIe, power sequencing, signal integrity, thermal, and BSP bring-up issues • Drive pre-sales engagement and design wins across OEM/ODM, integrators, and end users across Europe. • Regional Leadership & Team Building • Build FAE processes, documentation, and support infrastructure for the EMEA region • Recruit, mentor, and manage EMEA FAE engineers as the team scales • Align priorities with commercial goals; contribute to EMEA and global FAE strategy • Act as the senior technical bridge between EMEA customer needs and global R&D and Product teams • Customer Advocacy & Cross-Functional Collaboration • Surface customer feedback and roadmap input to Product Management and R&D • Maintain relationships with key accounts, distributors, and channel partners across EMEA • Partner with Sales and BD on product introductions, onboarding, and competitive intelligence • Represent Axelera AI at EMEA industry events, conferences, and technical forums
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