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Meta · 3 days ago

Technical Sourcing Manager - Rack Power

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$173K/yr - $245K/yr

8+ years exp

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. They are seeking a Technical Sourcing Manager to collaborate with Hardware Engineering and Product Development to drive technology roadmaps and sourcing strategies for data center equipment.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develop and implement domain strategies to optimize economic and supply risk outcomes for technology infrastructure

Influence internal product direction through data-driven results and technical expertise

Build and maintain in-depth technical relationships with external partners, including suppliers and industry experts

Provide technical review and analysis of supplier proposals and RFQs, resolving queries and driving negotiations

Stay up-to-date on industry trends and perform competitive analysis to inform sourcing strategies

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define future technology directions and roadmaps

Drive supplier technical process improvements to enhance quality, cost, and time-to-deployment

Represent the company at industry events and forums, and support product transfer from NPI to mass production

Possess technical depth and business acumen to drive industry-level change and optimize the economics and risk profile for Meta's hardware platforms

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringTechnical SourcingData Center ProductsPower Delivery EngineeringCross-Functional CollaborationInterpersonal SkillsNegotiation SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

BS in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field or equivalent combination of education

8+ years of technical experience in engineering, product management, or supply chain organizations related to data center products, infrastructure, rack design, AI, Compute Hardware, or Mechanical Engineering

Experience building and maintaining technical relationships with executive management, including C-suite executives and industry leaders at suppliers or customers

Demonstrated understanding of technology roadmaps, including relevant supplier roadmaps and key workloads, with a proven pragmatic approach to influencing product roadmaps

Experience moving from strategy to execution and delivering tangible results

Interpersonal and communication skills, with experience influencing, negotiating, building consensus and making key strategic decisions

Preferred

Experience in cross-functional and industry influence

15+ years of technical experience in data center products or associated infrastructure-related industries

Experience with sustainability requirements

Familiarity with industry regulations and design standards

Experience with End-to-End Power Delivery Engineering/ Power architecture and associated system design trade-offs, particularly for AI and High Performance Computing (HPC) systems

Experience interfacing with internal and external partners in an entrepreneurial and cross-functional environment, requiring a latitude for independent judgment while coordinating people and technical resources

Experienced commodity management in high tech environment

Masters or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering