VP, Platform Engineering

ZT Systems • Secaucus, NJ

80d

About The Position

The Vice President, Platform Engineering will lead a world-class engineering organization responsible for delivering complete accelerated compute systems that power customized hyperscale datacenter solutions. This executive will oversee a multidisciplinary team including Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Thermal Design, Firmware Engineering, Board and Hardware Development. This leader will be instrumental in driving the development and sustainment of accelerated compute and standard server platforms from concept through volume production. They will work across a highly collaborative environment, partnering with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic goals. The VP will build and scale a high-performing team known for technical excellence, rapid time to market, and operational rigor. They will set aggressive yet achievable development schedules, monitor progress closely, balance resources effectively, and drive cross-functional engineering efforts to deliver innovative, high-quality products. A proven track record of shipping complex systems and fostering a culture of performance, results, and engineering excellence is essential. This executive will serve as a key contributor to both strategy and operations, helping shape the future of platform engineering at ZT Systems.

Requirements

• BSEE or similar technical degree
• 15 years of System Design and Development experience or equivalent
• Proven track record of leading global system development teams
• Excellent strategic acumen and ability to take ideas to reality by working with execution teams
• Leadership in selecting, building and developing strong innovation driven teams
• Understand the entire system development lifecycle, including integration, test and validation
• Understanding of the manufacturing process and have the ability to work with leading design and manufacturing teams
• Excellent communication, social, and leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge of English; both oral and written skills
• Experience and a very good understanding of system hardware, firmware and software as well as strength in system architecture, integration and validation.

Responsibilities

• Build and mentor a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled engineering team.
• Provide strong leadership by encouraging creative problem solving, focusing on employee development and performance, and ensuring that teams continually acquire new technology & management skills.
• Enable ZT with new product designs by understanding server architectures and driving design requirements to meet customer use cases, standards, and specifications.
• Ensure that the system level elements of next generation platform solutions are optimized and tradeoffs are well thought through.
• Direct teams during design, validation; bring up, debug and characterization.
• Bridge FAE, Sales, R&D and third parties from an engineering perspective.
• Drive the development of standard engineering practices and product lifecycle management.
• Implement processes and metrics to ensure that the engineering organization is extremely efficient and focused, and that the product is market ready.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs
• Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees