Senior Hardware Design Engineer, Platform Engineering

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What do NASA and emerging space companies have in common with COVID vaccine R&D teams or with Roblox and the Metaverse? 

The answer is data, -- all fast moving, fast growing industries rely on data for a competitive edge in their industries. And the most advanced companies are realizing the full data advantage by partnering with Pure Storage. Pure’s vision is to redefine the storage experience and empower innovators by simplifying how people consume and interact with data. With 11,000+ customers including 58% of the Fortune 500, we’ve only scratched the surface of our ambitions. 

Pure is blazing trails and setting records:

• For nine straight years, Gartner has named Pure a leader in the Magic Quadrant 
• Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a certified Net Promoter Score in the top 1% of B2B companies globally
• Industry analysts and press applaud Pure’s leadership across these dimensions
• And, our 5,000+ employees are emboldened to make Pure a faster, stronger, smarter company as we go

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

The Pure Engineering Team builds the industry’s most innovative, high-performance, and highly available portfolio of products that are designed for the most demanding mission critical applications.  While we deliver a hardware storage array, over 90% of our engineering staff are software engineers. Our customers are the most important part of our business and they love FlashArray for its simplicity of management, the constant flow of new and exciting upgrades, and ability to live on the cutting edge of technology while never taking downtime, ever. These new innovations enable our customers to leverage the agility of the public cloud for both traditional IT and cloud-native applications. 

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE…

• Responsibilities include plan, lead, implement, debug HW design and qualification projects.
• Help debug testbeds and HW related escalation both internal and external
• Participation in all phases of the product development cycle including design, documentation, eDVT, FA and support for custom HW design
• Define, implement and automate HW validation and qualification tests
• Strong understanding of X86 architecture and proven design track record
• Solid understanding of Major Bus technology SAS /SATA, PCIe, UPI, Serial Busses (I2c, I3c, SPI, SVID, etc.)
• Development history and understanding with Ethernet (1Ghz -> 400Ghz)
• Solid understanding reviewing high speed signals and comfortable with High Speed Oscilloscopes, bus analyzers (getting trace capture and preform analysis)
• Analysis and review of device and system-level power regulators, PWM selection & design, cooling and electrical (SI) functionality
• Improve design and qualification processes to enhance efficiency, consistency, and product robustness
• Setting up and running stress tests including industry standard tools : PTU, Mprime, Iometer, LinPack, etc.
• Qualification of CPU subsystems including DDR4/5 memory, PCIe cards (Fiber Channel, ISCSI, SAS, etc.), PCH chipsets, BMC, LOM, and peripherals
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, Mfg. Test, and support to introduce new storage sub-systems into production
• Perform failure and root cause analysis activities in support of system hardening efforts and customer escalations
• Provide guidance and mentoring to other team members
• Coming up with new techniques to harden designs and automate Validation

• 8+ years in x86 and storage related HW development and qualification
• B.S. Electrical or Computer Engineering (M.S. is a plus)
• Experience working at enterprise data storage system companies or server companies preferred
• Strong knowledge of hardware design, x86 architectures and interfaces. Ability to qualify x86 hardware at the electrical, SI, protocol and functional levels
• Strong knowledge of selecting x86 subcomponents, NVMe drives, Power supplies ( AC & DC), and discrete power circuits
• Experience planning, implementing and automating HW qualification processes
• Strong experience with scripting languages (i.e. Python, BASH, etc) and test development
• Understand Verilog and CPLD design background
• Work with diagnostics engineers by providing direction and reviewing test plans to ensure proper coverage
• Detail oriented, a