Director - Field Application Engineering (EMEA)
Pubblicato il 18-09-2026 - Axelera AI in Italia
About Us Axelera AI is the leading provider of purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology for AI inference, including computer vision and generative AI applications. Our first-generation product is the game-changing MetisTM AI platform – a holistic hardware and software solution for Edge AI inference which delivers the world's highest performance and power‐efficiency at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions. Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, we also have offices across Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, France, and the UK, with employees across 20 countries. Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.
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Position Overview
We are looking for a Director of Field Application Engineering to lead our FAE function across EMEA. Initially hands‐on with customers, you will build and grow a regional team over time. The role is hardware focused, supporting evaluation, integration and production deployment of our MetisTM AI Platform (PCIe boards,
compute modules) across OEM/ODMs, system integrators and end users in industrial automation, smart vision, automotive and robotics. Reporting to the VP of Customer Success (Belgium), you will collaborate with existing Axelera colleagues across EMEA and with our global R&D; and Product teams.
Key Responsibilities
Hands‐On Customer & Technical Engagement
Senior primary technical contact for EMEA customers, engaging from engineers to senior leadership
Lead hardware bring‐up, board integration and embedded system debugging on‐site and remotely
Support chip‐down design, custom carrier board development and embedded Linux integration
Guide customers deploying AI models and inference pipelines via the Voyager SDK
Debug PCIe, power sequencing, signal integrity, thermal and BSP bring‐up issues
Drive pre‐sales engagement and design wins across OEM/ODM, integrators and end users across Europe
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