Vice President of Hardware Development

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group health coverage

Employee Assistance Programs

401(k) plan with company match

Company provided life insurance

Pet Insurance

Employee discounts

Paid holidays & vacation days

Job summary

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking a Vice President, Hardware Development to lead strategy, engineering execution, and global delivery of enterprise hardware platforms and cloud-connected management solutions.

The role requires 15+ years of OEM/ODM hardware leadership, deep expertise in Linux-based systems, edge computing, and AI-enabled engineering, with a track record of scaling global hardware programs and managing executive customer engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field required.
• 15+ years of OEM/ODM hardware development experience.
• Proven experience leading global hardware engineering organizations.
• Expertise in enterprise hardware platforms, embedded systems, Linux-based OS, edge computing.
• Experience managing development across the United States, Taiwan, and Guadalajara, Mexico; manufacturing scale.
• Experience with executive customer engagements and handling escalations.
• Strong understanding of global manufacturing, supply chain, and operational scalability.
• Ability to drive AI-enabled engineering and innovative practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of current and future-generation enterprise hardware platforms and ecosystems.
• Drive end-to-end hardware development: architecture, validation, manufacturing readiness, lifecycle management.
• Lead development of the TCxSky OS leveraging Linux foundation technologies.
• Drive cloud-based system management and deployment capabilities (telemetry, diagnostics, provisioning).
• Lead geographically distributed engineering teams in the US, Taiwan, and Guadalajara.
• Manage OEM/ODM, manufacturing, and partner relationships.
• Foster innovation with AI, edge computing and intelligent device tech.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Manufacturing, Services, Support & Sales to deliver products.

Skills

Enterprise hardware

Embedded systems

Linux-based OS

Edge computing

AI-enabled engineering

Executive leadership

Global delivery

Customer engagements

Manufacturing readiness

Supply chain understanding

Strategic thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Vice President, Hardware Development to lead the strategy, engineering execution, and global delivery of enterprise hardware platforms, intelligent peripherals, proprietary operating systems, and cloud-connected device management solutions.

This executive will lead global engineering teams responsible for the complete hardware lifecycle, including architecture, design, validation, manufacturing, deployment, and sustaining support. The ideal candidate combines deep OEM/ODM expertise with exceptional technical leadership and a proven ability to drive next-generation platform development utilizing AI, edge computing, Linux-based operating systems, and intelligent peripheral ecosystems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field required.
• 15+ years of OEM/ODM hardware development experience.
• Proven experience leading global hardware engineering organizations.
• Deep technical expertise in:
• Enterprise hardware platforms
• Embedded systems
• Linux-based operating systems
• Edge computing technologies
• Proven success leading development organizations across the United States, Taiwan, and Guadalajara, Mexico.
• Strong experience bringing hardware products from concept through manufacturing and production scale.
• Experience leading executive-level customer engagements and technical escalations.
• Strong understanding of global manufacturing, supply chain, and operational scalability.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation using AI-enabled engineering and operational practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience in retail technology, POS systems, self-service platforms, or enterprise edge computing.
• Experience with cloud-native deployment and device management architectures.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled devices, computer vision, IoT ecosystems, and intelligent automation technologies.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Lead the development of current and future-generation enterprise hardware platforms and intelligent peripheral ecosystems.
• Drive end-to-end hardware development, including architecture, engineering, validation, manufacturing readiness, and lifecycle management.
• Lead development of the proprietary TCxSky OS leveraging Linux foundation technologies.
• Drive cloud-based system management and deployment capabilities, including remote provisioning, telemetry, monitoring, diagnostics, and lifecycle automation.
• Lead geographically distributed engineering organizations across the United States, Taiwan, and Guadalajara, Mexico.
• Manage strategic OEM/ODM, manufacturing, and technology partner relationships.
• Drive innovation initiatives leveraging AI, edge computing, automation, and intelligent device technologies.
• Partner directly with strategic customers to resolve complex technical escalations and operational issues.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, innovation, and customer focus.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Software Engineering, Manufacturing, Services, Support, and Sales to ensure successful product delivery and execution.
• Demonstrates deep technical credibility with strong executive leadership capability.
• Thinks strategically while driving disciplined operational execution.
• Builds strong customer relationships and effectively manages complex client situations.
• Collaborates across engineering, product, operations, and customer organizations to drive alignment and business outcomes.
• Champions innovation, talent development, accountability, and engineering excellence.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to your favorite brands. Have you ever been in a hurry and made use of the self-checkout at Lowe’s Foods, earned fuel rewards at Kroger, or just paid for purchases at retailers such as Walmart, Michaels, Carrefour, The Gap, Calvin Klein, Boots, Cencosud, BJ’s, or Costco? These are just a few examples of our in-store solutions and impressive customer base that made us the world's installed market share leader.

The nature of retail is changing quickly, so if you share our 'Together Commerce' vision of a seamless two-way, participatory shopping experience, let’s get together to drive the new economy.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package including the following:

Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
Employee Assistance Programs
Pre-tax spending accounts
401(k) plan (with company match)
Company provided life insurance
Pet Insurance
Employee discounts
Generous paid holiday schedule, paid vacation & sick/personal days

EEO

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, religious creed, disability, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation or any other protected factor. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should email [e-mail] to request an accommodation.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

We at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions firmly believe that our people are an integral part to the success of our customers. Furthermore, we’re committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all our people as highlighted by our 5 Core Principles (Create Outreach, Foster Belonging, Unleash Opportunity, Diverse Cultural Engagement and Culture of Transparency). We’re passionate about our customers in the retail industry and becoming a more responsible company as we help create a brighter future.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/PROTECTED VETERANS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)