Senior Director, Platform Engineering

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Competitive base salary

Comprehensive medical coverage

Paid time off (PTO)

Structured training programs

Job summary

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems is seeking a Senior Director of Platform Engineering to lead a talented engineering organization. This leader will oversee a multidisciplinary team developing accelerated compute systems, driving innovation and efficiency from concept through production.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in system design, strong leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams. Benefits include competitive salary, 401(k), and comprehensive health coverage.

Qualifications

• 15 years of system design and development experience or equivalent.
• Proven ability to lead global system development teams.
• Hands-on leadership ability to inspire high-performing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and mentor a skilled engineering team.
• Provide strong leadership for creative problem solving.
• Drive product designs that meet customer use cases.
• Ensure system-level elements are optimized.
• Direct teams during design and validation.
• Bridge communication between engineering and sales.

Skills

Technical expertise across hardware engineering

System architecture

Integration

Manufacturing

Firmware

Software

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

BSEE or equivalent technical degree

Job description

Job Overview

The Senior Director of Platform Engineering will lead a world‑class engineering organization at ZT Systems, responsible for delivering complete accelerated compute systems that power customized hyperscale datacenter solutions. This executive will oversee a multidisciplinary team—including Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, Firmware, and Board & Hardware Development—driving development and sustainment of accelerated compute and standard server platforms from concept through volume production.

Responsibilities

• Build and mentor a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled engineering team.
• Provide strong leadership by encouraging creative problem solving, focusing on employee development and performance, and ensuring teams continually acquire new technology and management skills.
• Enable ZT with new product designs by understanding server architectures and driving design requirements to meet customer use cases, standards, and specifications.
• Ensure that system‑level elements of next‑generation platform solutions are optimized and tradeoffs are well thought through.
• Direct teams during design, validation, debugging, and characterization.
• Bridge FAE, Sales, R&D, and third parties from an engineering perspective.
• Drive the development of standard engineering practices and product lifecycle management.
• Implement processes and metrics to ensure that the engineering organization is extremely efficient and focused, and that the product is market ready.

Qualifications & Experience

• Seasoned engineer and manager with a proven track record of shipping complex systems.
• Technical expertise across hardware engineering, system architecture, integration, manufacturing, firmware, and software.
• Hands‑on leadership ability to inspire and guide high‑performing engineers.
• Experience implementing, managing, and executing scalable processes that produce high performance against schedules and deliverables.
• Excellent communication and social skills, with strong English proficiency (oral and written).
• BSEE or equivalent technical degree.
• 15 years of system design and development experience or equivalent.
• Proven ability to lead global system development teams.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance‑based annual bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with leading providers.
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs.
• Company‑paid life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays.
• Parental leave and family care support programs.
• Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities.
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about.

Equal Opportunity Statement

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.