Principal Product Engineer

In this era of pervasive AI, organizations use generative AI to unlock hidden value in their data, accelerate processes, reduce costs, drive efficiency, and foster innovation to transform their businesses and operations at scale. SambaNova Suite™ is the first full-stack, generative AI platform—from chip to model—optimized for enterprise and government organizations. Powered by the intelligent SN40L chip, the SambaNova Suite is a fully integrated platform delivered on-premises or in the cloud, combined with state-of-the-art open-source models that can be fine-tuned securely using customer data for greater accuracy. Once adapted, customers retain model ownership in perpetuity, turning generative AI into one of their most valuable assets.

About The Team

You'll join the New Product Introduction team within SambaNova's hardware operations organization. The team takes AI server systems from prototype through high-volume production at global contract manufacturers, owning manufacturability, test coverage, yield, and quality. You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and supply chain teams to scale each new product.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing & Quality Leadership
  • Act as the primary interface with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and suppliers
  • Drive prioritization and resolution of manufacturing issues, field failures, and quality concerns
  • Influence product design early by assessing new technologies and components for Design for Manufacturability (DFx)
  • Ensure manufacturing readiness through proper equipment, processes, and factory feedback loops
  • Drive continuous improvements in yield and manufacturability
• Product Readiness & Production Execution
  • Own factory readiness and production builds at global CMs
  • Support product bring-up and provide training to CM teams
  • Lead escalations, remote troubleshooting, and onsite support as needed
• Test Strategy & Reliability
  • Partner with Systems Engineering to define manufacturing test coverage
  • Develop data strategies to monitor capacity, yield, and quality
  • Execute reliability testing required for product release
• Supply Chain Optimization
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle time, cost, and yield loss
  • Manage supplier PCNs to prevent production disruption
• Sustaining Engineering
  • Own BOM accuracy and manage ECOs/MCOs across NPI and production
  • Ensure documentation remains aligned with manufacturing builds
• Customer & Field Issue Resolution
  • Collaborate with customer service teams to resolve field quality and performance issues
• Change Qualification & Continuity
  • Qualify alternate components, new processes, and EOL replacements
  • Perform first article inspections to validate accuracy and quality of changes

Requirements

• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in new product introduction, manufacturing engineering, or hardware development
• Experience supporting products from prototype through high-volume manufacturing
• Strong collaboration across hardware, test, platform, manufacturing, and supply chain teams
• Expertise in PCB design considerations for DFM, DFT, and DFA
• Experience performing hardware failure analysis and driving root cause and corrective actions
• Familiarity with manufacturing test development, yield analysis, and reliability validation
• Experience working with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems such as Oracle Fusion Cloud

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10 years of experience working at a company developing supply chains, manufacturing, and test for new server and storage products in the IT industry
• Experience in data analytics and quality data systems
• Experience with automation in a manufacturing environment
• Experience leveraging AI/GenAI for process efficiency and effectiveness
• Familiarity developing manufacturing test systems, setting test limits, and ensuring test coverage

Benefits

• Medical insurance: 95% premium coverage for employees, 77% for dependents, plus Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Dental and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Basic life, voluntary life, and AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options: Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care
• Well-being benefits: Full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and more