Hardware Design Engineer

Hardware Design Engineer

Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)

We are seeking a highly motivated Hardware Design Engineer for Datastore team. The Engineering Team builds the industry s most innovative, high-performance, energy-efficient and TCO-optimised storage solution. As part of this team, you will help productize this differentiated storage solution for our customers.

What You'll Do

• Plan, lead, implement, and debug SSD hardware designs from concept through production.
• Contribute to all phases of the product lifecycle, including architecture, design, documentation, validation, and sustaining.
• Drive interoperability testing across server/storage systems and SSDs.
• Diagnose and resolve HW-related issues in collaboration with internal teams, external partners, and JDMs.
• Apply deep knowledge of major bus technologies such as PCIe, DDR, NAND, SPI, and I2C.
• Evaluate system-level tradeoffs in mechanical, thermal, power, and signal integrity design.
• Work with diagnostics/test engineers by reviewing test plans to ensure proper coverage.
• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations to support field issues and customer escalations.
• Incorporate automation and AI to enhance SSD design and validation processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

What You Bring

• 7+ years in hardware design and development including schematic, layout, and component selection.
• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or similar fields.
• Experience working on SSD hardware designs.
• Experience in validating hardware at the electrical, SI, protocol and functional levels.
• Experience with high speed oscilloscopes and differential probes.
• Strong experience with scripting languages (Python, BASH, etc).
• Detail-oriented, analytical, process savvy, and customer focused.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced changing business environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.