Hardware Expertise Manager
Scaleway
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Paris • France
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About the role
- Lead, mentor, and manage the Hardware Expertise team, including performance, hiring, and career development
- Define and drive the team’s roadmap and project portfolio in alignment with the VP Hardware Engineering
- Oversee hardware validation, qualification, and testing processes for servers and components
- Set the technical direction for system and component evaluation, including firmware topics
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams at leadership level
- Manage strategic relationships with OEM/ODM partners and hardware vendors
- Ensure support readiness, documentation, and successful industrialization of new hardware platforms
- Supervise the development of hardware validation tools and processes
- Lead technology watch initiatives and identify next-generation hardware opportunities
- Drive contributions to Open Hardware and Open Firmware ecosystems (OCP, OpenBMC)
Requirements
- Proven experience (3–5+ years) managing a hardware or infrastructure engineering team
- Strong expertise in server hardware and components (CPU, GPU, DPU, memory, storage, NICs, etc.)
- Deep knowledge of hardware validation, qualification, and R&D processes
- Experience with hardware management standards (IPMI, Redfish) and firmware environments
- Solid understanding of Linux systems and system administration (PXE, DHCP, grub, kernel)
- Experience working with OEM/ODM partners and hardware vendors
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and IaaS environments
- Familiarity with Open Hardware ecosystems (OCP, OpenBMC) and large-scale infrastructure constraints (power, cooling, datacenter)
Benefits
- Hybrid work: We offer up to 3 days of remote work per week.
- Offices: Our offices are spacious, dynamic workspaces with bold design, conveniently located near public transport. Most of our offices feature outdoor spaces (terraces) and bike parking facilities.
- Dining: Our chef provides a healthy meal service at the headquarters, and breakfast is available across all our sites year-round. Scalers working from regional sites enjoy a Swile card for lunches.
- Well-being commitments: Whether it’s access to a gym, daycare places, or discounted services for caring services, Scaleway is committed to supporting Scalers in maintaining a balanced life.
- International environment: With dozens of nationalities, Scaleway offers a stimulating environment where English is as widely spoken as French.
- Career & Mobility: Our managers value internal mobility, and opportunities to transition to other entities within the Iliad Group are accessible to all Scalers.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
hardware validationqualification processesserver hardwareCPUGPUDPUmemorystorageNICsLinux systems
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringteam managementcollaborationstrategic relationship managementperformance managementcareer developmenttechnical direction settingdocumentationtechnology watch