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DensityAI

High-density AI infrastructure for data centers

Global Supply Chain Manager - Contract Manufacturing

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMountain View, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • First-hand relationships with dominant contract manufacturing and original design manufacturing players.
  • System-level grasp of the high-performance-compute supply chain, including cooling, backplanes, rack integration, server assembly, and power.
  • Proven master service agreement, manufacturing partnership agreement, non-disclosure agreement, and statement of work negotiation with contract manufacturers or original design manufacturers, and a clear grasp of contract manufacturing commercial models.
  • Command of supply-chain fundamentals, including Clear-to-Build, ABC shortage reports, materials risk, and corrective action, plus the procurement actions required at each EVT/DVT/PVT milestone.
  • Procure-to-pay proficiency and fluency with ERP/MRP/MES/PO systems.
  • Business-level Mandarin is a plus given the contract manufacturing landscape.

Responsibilities

  • Own the commercial relationship with contract manufacturers and original design manufacturers, including strategy, negotiation, cost, capacity, and supply continuity.
  • Negotiate the agreements governing contract manufacturing relationships, including MSAs, MPAs, NDAs, and SOWs, and protect the company commercially.
  • Select the procurement model for each program—consignment, directed buy/sell, or turnkey—balancing cost, control, and risk.
  • Partner across the full NPI lifecycle (EVT/DVT/PVT) to keep builds on schedule, and run supply fundamentals including Clear-to-Build readiness, ABC shortage reports, and BOM/materials risk.
  • Own procure-to-pay activities, including purchase order creation, change management, and corrective action, with auditable rigor.
  • Manage contract-manufacturer cost and commercial performance, including labor, markup, NRE, tooling, yield/scrap, and logistics, to protect margin and navigate disruption.
  • Bring system-level understanding of the high-performance-compute hardware supply chain, including thermal/liquid cooling (cold plates, manifolds), backplanes and cable/harness assemblies, L11 rack-and-stack/server assembly, and power delivery (busbars, PSUs, PDUs).

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience taking complex electromechanical or data-center hardware from NPI to high-volume production with a contract manufacturer or original design manufacturer.
  • Familiarity with liquid-cooled/high-density compute or data-center infrastructure.
  • Experience establishing a new contract manufacturing relationship or transferring a program between manufacturers.
  • Experience building or improving Clear-to-Build/shortage-management processes, rather than only operating within them.

About the Company

DensityAI

High-density AI infrastructure for data centers

DensityAI designs high-density, full-stack AI infrastructure for data centers, with custom chips, hardware, and software tightly integrated. Its products are aimed at automotive and robotics applications, delivering end-to-end AI workflows from perception and decision-making to control. The platform leverages hardware-software co-design to achieve higher performance, better power efficiency, and lower costs, addressing scalability and sustainability in AI computing. Unlike typical vendors, DensityAI combines a strong ex-Tesla leadership with a team of Dojo alumni and other industry veterans to offer a plug-and-play solution for OEMs and operators, simplifying the deployment of AI infrastructure. The company plans to raise substantial funding to speed development, validate deployments in its core markets, and broaden into general AI data center use and a comprehensive developer ecosystem.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Mountain View, CA
Founded
2024

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