Senior Procurement Engineer, AI Infrastructure

About the role

AI infrastructure procurement is getting more technical. GPUs, server architectures, networking, storage, power, and cooling all feed into sourcing decisions that are capital-intensive and hard to reverse. Today there's a gap between what Engineering knows and what Procurement needs to know to negotiate well and choose right. We're hiring someone to close it.

• Act as the primary technical advisor to Procurement leadership on AI infrastructure sourcing decisions across GPU servers, networking, storage, power, and cooling
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 USD 180,000 base salary, depending on experience and skills, plus equity. The final offer will reflect your experience, capabilities, and location within the range.