Hyperscale Manufacturing Technical Lead

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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.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE…

Pure Storage is seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer with expertise in onboarding Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) and Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners for  our hyperscale line of business.  In this role, you will ensure the quality of manufacturing for storage servers and Direct Flash Modules (DFM) while working closely with cross-functional teams and external manufacturers to transition new products from prototype to mass production, optimizing processes for scalability and efficiency in high-volume environments.

Additionally, you’ll have some Technical Program Management (TPM) responsibilities, collaborating with storage solutions teams and external manufacturers to implement scalable, automated testing and quality solutions. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING...

• New Product Introduction (NPI): Collaborate with Engineering teams to release new storage products into production, ensuring test readiness and seamless handoff to manufacturing. Oversee the NPI process for server products, ensuring successful integration and production readiness
• Onboarding Manufacturing Partners. Onboarding a new JDM partner to build storage servers, and contract manufacturer(s) to build our direct flash modules (DFMs)
• Validation of New Products: Lead the validation process for new server products, coordinating tests and ensuring compliance with quality and production standards. 
• Problem Identification and Solving: Focus on identifying and resolving complex production issues related to server hardware, implementing effective solutions. 
• Server Product Knowledge: Apply extensive knowledge of server hardware to guide production processes and address specific product challenges. 
• Manufacturing Test Plans: Review and refine manufacturing test plans and test requirement documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage for new products being introduced to market.
• KPIs, Failure Metrics and Analysis: Establish supplier quality standards and KPIs such as component DPPM levels. Generate and publish reports (monthly/quarterly) on KPI metrics. Define and analyze key metrics related to failures observed during manufacturing tests, driving RCCAs, continuous improvement in product quality and process efficiency. Provide inputs to supplier quarterly scorecard and QBR feedback
• Drive processes for volume production of storage servers including manufacturing execution, nonconforming product management, traceability tracking, and process control
• Track schedule, work-in-progress levels, and defect rates of owned products
• Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturability
• Drive corrective actions and process improvements on owned processes and products

  WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM.....

• Candidates must have experience in qualifying JDMs, ODMs or CMs, for hyperscale server deployments.
• Proven NPI Expertise: Extensive