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Hardware Design Engineer, Systems Engineering

Pure Storage
Santa Clara, California
Full Time
Posted December 12, 2025
$175k - $263k
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Job Description

A Hardware Design Engineer responsible for developing, validating, and troubleshooting high-performance storage hardware, including SSDs, from concept to production, utilizing expertise in hardware design, bus technologies, and automation to innovate in the data storage industry.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead hardware design, implementation, and debugging of SSD hardware from concept through production
  • Drive interoperability testing across server storage systems and SSDs
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware-related issues in collaboration with internal teams and external partners
  • Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations for field issues and customer escalations
  • Evaluate system-level trade-offs using bus technologies like PCIe, DDR, and NAND, and improve design and validation processes through automation and AI

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in hardware design and development, including schematic capture, PCB layout, and component selection.
  • Proven experience in validating hardware at the electrical, signal integrity, protocol, and functional levels, with proficiency using high-speed oscilloscopes and differential probes.
  • Strong knowledge of major bus technologies such as PCIe, DDR, NAND, SPI, and I2C.
  • A strong background in using scripting languages, such as Python and BASH, to enhance design and validation processes.
  • Ability to lead hardware design from concept through production, including planning, implementation, and debugging of SSD hardware designs.
  • Experience in diagnosing and resolving hardware-related issues in collaboration with internal teams, external partners, and Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) partners.
  • Experience in conducting failure analysis and root cause investigations to support field issues and customer escalations.
  • Ability to evaluate system-level trade-offs using knowledge of bus technologies like PCIe, DDR, and NAND.
  • Willingness to work primarily in an in-office environment at the Santa Clara office in accordance with company policies.

Benefits & Perks

Salary range: 175,000 - 263,000 USD
Work environment: primarily in-office at Santa Clara
Perks: flexible time off, wellness resources, company-sponsored team events
Potential eligibility for incentive pay and equity

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