Sr. Director, Validation Test Engineering

• Define validation strategies, test plans, test standards, and acceptance criteria for advanced power, advanced cooling, control systems, and integrated platform offerings.
• Stand up and operate test and characterization labs required to validate rack-level, pod-level, and platform-level performance and reliability.
• Gate products through development lifecycle milestones from concept to design/development, validation, production introduction, and release.
• Drive design verification testing, reliability testing, automated testing, regression testing, certification planning, and design-for-test requirements.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and BUs on production-readiness reviews, first-article inspections, ramp readiness, and factory test alignment.
• Build test data infrastructure that feeds back into design, predictive maintenance models, digital twins, qualification data, and complex controls systems.
• Engage directly with customers and partners to understand performance, reliability, interoperability, and qualification requirements for AI data center infrastructure.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of validation, test engineering, systems engineering, product qualification, or reliability engineering experience.
• Experience validating complex electromechanical systems, power systems, cooling systems, controls, data center infrastructure, or high-reliability hardware platforms.
• Strong knowledge of DVT, reliability testing, test automation, instrumentation, data acquisition, certification testing, root-cause analysis, and development lifecycle gates.
• Experience standing up lab capabilities, test infrastructure, or product development facilities.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and customers to move products from prototype to production readiness.
• Hands-on test design and execution background, having built test setups, instrumentation, and data pipelines yourself rather than only overseeing them.

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• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline: Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume. Job Posting Start Date 10-05-2026 Job Posting End Date

Job Category Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available? No

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