[Hiring] Director, Reliability Hardware Systems @IREN

Role Description

The Director, Reliability Hardware Systems owns end-to-end hardware reliability and failure analysis (FA) for IREN’s AI infrastructure, serving as the primary advocate for product stability and long-term performance across the full hardware portfolio, including GPUs, servers, racks, networking, and storage.

• Reporting to the Vice President, Cloud.
• Directs multiple system-level reliability teams.
• Drives root-cause investigations of complex field failures.
• Applies physics-of-failure and reliability statistics to predict product life and eliminate wear-out mechanisms before they reach the field.
• Acts as the reliability “glue” across engineering disciplines.
• Partners closely with Hardware Engineering, Mechanical, Thermal, PCB Layout, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Data Center Operations.
• Builds reliability into every stage of the hardware lifecycle, from initial specification through production and field operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of overall experience in hardware reliability, failure analysis, or system qualification, including 8+ years of management experience leading teams of 10+.
• Deep understanding of physics of failure and reliability physics related to semiconductors, PCBAs, and interconnects (e.g., electromigration, stress-induced voiding, thermal fatigue).
• Hands-on experience with advanced failure analysis (FA) techniques such as cross-sectioning, SEM/EDX, CSAM, X-ray, and dye & pry to identify root causes at the material and structural level.
• Proficiency in reliability statistics, including Weibull analysis, accelerated life testing, and MTBF modelling.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards such as JEDEC, IPC, and Telcordia for component- and system-level qualification.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask across many concurrent programs and coordinate reliability testing for numerous hardware platforms.
• Proven ability to define new processes that improve test coverage and overall product quality.
• Strong executive presence and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Track record coaching and developing engineering managers and presenting reliability performance, risk, and corrective action plans to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of overall experience in hardware reliability, failure analysis, or system qualification, including 8+ years of management experience leading teams of 10+.
• Deep understanding of physics of failure and reliability physics related to semiconductors, PCBAs, and interconnects (e.g., electromigration, stress-induced voiding, thermal fatigue).
• Hands-on experience with advanced failure analysis (FA) techniques such as cross-sectioning, SEM/EDX, CSAM, X-ray, and dye & pry to identify root causes at the material and structural level.
• Proficiency in reliability statistics, including Weibull analysis, accelerated life testing, and MTBF modelling.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards such as JEDEC, IPC, and Telcordia for component- and system-level qualification.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask across many concurrent programs and coordinate reliability testing for numerous hardware platforms.
• Proven ability to define new processes that improve test coverage and overall product quality.
• Strong executive presence and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Track record coaching and developing engineering managers and presenting reliability performance, risk, and corrective action plans to senior leadership.

Benefits

• 100% renewable energy.
• Focus on sustainable solutions for high-performance compute applications.
• Positive impact on the communities we operate in.