Senior Procurement Engineer, AI Infrastructure

About the role

We are hiring a Senior Procurement Engineer, AI Infrastructure to bridge the gap between Engineering and Procurement in AI infrastructure sourcing. This role requires a deep understanding of server and storage architectures, power, thermal, and rack-level design, and hardware components.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI server platforms, GPU architectures, and cluster designs from OEMs, ODMs, and technology vendors.
• Assess emerging technologies for scalability and business impact.
• Define and maintain hardware reference architectures and standards, and approve specifications and bills of materials (BoMs).
• Review and challenge vendor proposals, technical assumptions, and roadmaps; support supplier evaluations by surfacing trade-offs, risks, and differentiators.
• Analyze total cost of ownership (power, cooling, maintenance, spare parts, and lifecycle) to support long-term sourcing decisions.
• Build internal technical competency: deliver knowledge-sharing sessions, develop reference materials, and create the AI Infrastructure Procurement Playbook.
• Translate technical requirements into sourcing specifications and evaluation criteria, working closely with Infrastructure, Engineering, and Operations teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (Master's or equivalent advanced technical training preferred).
• 3-5+ years of experience in hardware, systems, or infrastructure engineering, including designing and supporting large-scale data center hardware platforms.
• Deep expertise in server and storage architectures; power, thermal, and rack-level design; and hardware components.
• Familiarity with AI cloud, hyperscale infrastructure, or GPU cluster environments, including exposure to large-scale AI deployments and supplier ecosystems.
• Strong technical judgment, with the ability to lead technical discussions and influence stakeholders.
• A mentorship mindset and a collaborative approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Qualifications

• Nice to have:
• Experience supporting procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, or commercial teams in hardware, infrastructure, or technology industries.
• Experience presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences, with a track record of mentoring or transferring knowledge across functions.
• Mandarin Chinese practicality.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (Master's or equivalent advanced technical training preferred).
• 3-5+ years of experience in hardware, systems, or infrastructure engineering, including designing and supporting large-scale data center hardware platforms.
• Deep expertise in server and storage architectures; power, thermal, and rack-level design; and hardware components.
• Familiarity with AI cloud, hyperscale infrastructure, or GPU cluster environments, including exposure to large-scale AI deployments and supplier ecosystems.
• Strong technical judgment, with the ability to lead technical discussions and influence stakeholders.
• A mentorship mindset and a collaborative approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Benefits

• Work mode: On-site in the US with frequent travel.
• Travel: Frequent, domestic and international.
• Employment type: Full-time and permanent.
• Compensation: USD 140,000 to USD180,000 base salary, depending on experience and skills, plus equity.