Axelera AI
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Director-FieldApplicationEngineering(Taiwan)
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“Director - Field Application Engineering (Taiwan) at Axelera AI. Skills: Field Application Engineering, AI Platform, Embedded Systems, Hardware Integration, Team Leadership. Lead FAE function in Taiwan. Hands-On Customer & Technical Engagement”
Industry & Context.
Proven ability to debug complex hardware/software integration issues
Work fully remotely from Taiwan, capacity to travel between 30-50% of the time, with regular travel to major hubs within Taiwan to visit and support our customers, Some small international travel may be necessary
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field, 10+ years customer-facing FAE or applications engineering in semiconductor, AI, or embedded systems, 5+ years leading FAE teams or managing technical customer-facing functions, experience with embedded board design, chip-down development, and custom carrier board design, Experience with ARM-based SoCs and embedded compute modules, understanding of high-speed digital interfaces, signal integrity, power sequencing, and thermal design, Experience with embedded Linux, bootloaders, BSPs, and low-level system bring-up, Proven ability to debug complex hardware/software integration issues, Familiarity with AI accelerators, NPUs, GPUs, or edge AI platforms, Commercial track record driving design wins through full evaluation and adoption cycles, Excellent English communication ability, capacity to travel between 30-50% of the time, with regular travel to major hubs within Taiwan and occasionally APAC, some small international travel may be necessary
Nice to Have
Experience with embedded AI or computer vision workloads, Familiarity with Yocto, Buildroot, or Debian-based embedded Linux systems, Experience with PCIe enumeration, MSI/MSI-X, DMA, and memory subsystems, Experience with production validation, manufacturing bring-up, and thermal/power optimisation for AI systems, Existing technical relationships in Taiwan’s OEM/ODM, system integrator, or AI ecosystem
What You'll Do.
Lead FAE function in Taiwan
Hands-On Customer & Technical Engagement
Senior primary technical contact for Taiwan customers
Lead hardware bring-up
and embedded system debugging
Support chip-down design
custom carrier board development
and embedded Linux integration
Guide customers deploying AI models and inference pipelines
and BSP bring-up issues
Drive pre-sales engagement and design wins
and support infrastructure for the Taiwan region
and manage APAC FAE engineers
Align priorities with commercial
Contribute to APAC and global FAE strategy
Surface customer feedback and roadmap input to Product Management and R&D
Maintain relationships with key accounts
and channel partners in Taiwan
Partner with Sales and BD on product introductions
and competitive intelligence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with existing Axelera colleagues in Taiwan; Collaborate with our global R&D and Product teams; Surface customer feedback and roadmap input to Product Management and R&D; Partner with Sales and BD on product introductions, onboarding, and competitive intelligence; Collaborative international culture; Collaborative ownership
Communication Scope
Excellent English communication ability
Process & Methodology
Build FAE processes, documentation, and support infrastructure, Align priorities with commercial, Contribute to APAC and global FAE strategy
Full Job Description
About Us Axelera AI https://www.axelera.ai is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us. In just four years, we have raised a total of $370 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 18 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands. We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million. Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer. Are you up for the challenge? Position overview We are looking for a Director of Field Application Engineering to lead our FAE function in Taiwan. Initially hands-on with customers, you will build and grow a regional team over time. The role is hardware-focused, supporting evaluation, integration, and production deployment of our Metis™ AI Platform (PCIe boards, compute modules) across OEM/ODMs, system integrators, and end users in industrial automation, smart vision, automotive, and robotics. Reporting to the VP of Customer Success (Belgium), you will collaborate with existing Axelera colleagues in Taiwan and with our global R&D and Product teams. Key responsibilities: Hands-On Customer & Technical Engagement • Senior primary technical contact for Taiwan customers, engaging from engineers to senior leadership • Lead hardware bring-up, board integration, and embedded system debugging on-site and remotely • Support chip-down design, custom carrier board development, and embedded Linux integration • Guide customers deploying AI models and inference pipelines via the Voyager SDK • Debug PCIe, power sequencing, signal integrity, thermal, and BSP brin
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