France (remote); Florence (on-site); Italy (remote); Milan (on-site); Paris (on-site) Hybrid Full-time

Axelera AI is hiring a Director - Field Application Engineering (EMEA)

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the top technical point of contact for EMEA clients, interacting with engineering teams and executive leadership
  • Oversee hardware initialization, board-level integration, and embedded system troubleshooting, both on-site and remotely
  • Assist in chip-level design, custom carrier board creation, and embedded Linux deployment
  • Support customers integrating AI models and inference workflows using the Voyager SDK
  • Diagnose and resolve issues related to PCIe, power management, signal integrity, thermal performance, and BSP startup
  • Lead technical pre-sales activities and secure design wins with OEMs, ODMs, system integrators, and end customers in Europe
  • Develop field application engineering processes, documentation, and support systems tailored to the EMEA region
  • Hire, train, and supervise FAE engineers as the regional team expands
  • Coordinate technical field priorities with business objectives and contribute to regional and global FAE planning
  • Act as the key technical liaison between EMEA customer requirements and global research, development, and product teams
  • Collect and communicate customer insights and product feedback to Product Management and R&D departments
  • Manage relationships with strategic accounts, distributors, and channel partners throughout EMEA
  • Collaborate with Sales and Business Development on product launches, customer onboarding, and market intelligence
  • Represent the company at technical conferences, industry events, and forums across the EMEA region

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and financial package
  • Company-sponsored pension plan
  • Comprehensive employee insurance coverage
  • Eligibility for equity participation
  • Flexible work model including remote and hybrid options
  • Transparent and creative work culture fostering continuous innovation
  • Culture of shared ownership with autonomy and accountability
  • Commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunities
  • Supportive and inclusive workplace atmosphere

Compensation

Competitive salary and financial package

Work Arrangement

Flexible work model including remote and hybrid options

Team

Field Application Engineering team scaling across EMEA

Other

  • Must be willing and able to travel frequently across the EMEA region
  • Fluency in French or Italian is required
  • Knowledge of additional EMEA languages such as German, Arabic, or Spanish is advantageous
  • Flexible work options: based in Paris, Florence, or Milan; fully remote from France or Italy; or relocation to France or Italy
About company
Axelera AI
Axelera AI is creating the next-generation AI platform to support advancing humanity and improving the world. The company has launched the Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and is focused on AI acceleration platforms.
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Job Details
Department Customer Engineering & Success
Posted 2 months ago