Director - Solutions Engineering - AI Lab

SHI International • Piscataway, NJ

17h • $200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

The Director of the SHI Advanced Growth Technologies (AGT) AI Lab and Data Center Facility (DCF) will lead end-to-end AI innovation across infrastructure, platform engineering, and solution development. This role owns the vision, strategy, and execution of a cutting-edge AI lab environment—spanning physical and virtual design, hardware and software platforms, and full-stack AI solutions. This is a senior leadership role for a deeply technical, forward-thinking expert who combines hands-on engineering mastery with strategic leadership. The Director will enable customers, partners, and internal teams to prototype, validate, and scale transformative AI solutions while shaping the future of enterprise AI at SHI. As Director of the AI Lab, you will provide full-stack leadership across AI infrastructure, data center technologies, and advanced solution engineering. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams and ensure seamless integration across compute, networking, storage, orchestration, and AI frameworks.

Requirements

• Expert-level knowledge across AI infrastructure and full-stack engineering, including compute architecture, Kubernetes orchestration, networking, storage platforms, and security.
• Deep experience architecting and delivering end-to-end AI solutions, from hardware and infrastructure through model execution and application integration.
• Strong hands-on expertise in AI frameworks and platforms, including NVIDIA technologies and modern AI tooling.
• Proven experience with model training, fine-tuning, inference, agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and large-scale evaluation.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for engineers, partners, customers, and executives.
• Demonstrated leadership in building and scaling high-performing technical teams within fast-evolving technology domains.
• Extensive experience leading AI labs, data center environments, or advanced technology platforms supporting high-performance AI workloads.
• Strong self-directed learning mindset with the ability to stay current in rapidly evolving AI, infrastructure, and platform ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and time management skills.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules, including evenings and weekends as project needs require.
• Ability to travel up to 25% for customer, partner, and industry engagements.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced certifications, published research, or a strong record of open-source contributions in AI or related fields are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the design, deployment, and ongoing optimization of AI lab infrastructure, including physical facilities and virtual environments.
• Lead full-stack solution engineering efforts integrating compute, networking, storage, Kubernetes, and secure orchestration for scalable AI workloads.
• Guide teams in developing, training, fine-tuning, and scaling AI models, agentic workflows, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines across major AI frameworks, including NVIDIA technologies.
• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, partners, and OEMs to deliver end-to-end AI solutions from infrastructure through application layers.
• Establish and maintain technical documentation, architectural standards, solution catalogs, and engineering best practices.
• Oversee observability, lifecycle management, licensing, entitlement planning, and optimization of lab assets across multiple vendors.
• Mentor and develop engineers, researchers, and developers, fostering a culture of innovation, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Lead customer, partner, and OEM engagements, including demos, workshops, events, and executive briefings that showcase AI lab capabilities.
• Engage with open-source communities, industry forums, and emerging AI ecosystems to stay ahead of technology trends.
• Design, validate, and deploy AI solutions for both internal stakeholders and external customers.

Benefits

• medical
• vision
• dental
• 401K
• flexible spending

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees