Hardware Lead Engineer, Hyperscale Line of Business
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted February 17, 2026
$180k - $270k
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Job Description
The role involves leading hardware development, qualification, and testing for high-performance storage systems, focusing on x86 architecture, high-speed signals, and system integration, within a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, lead, implement, and debug hardware design and qualification projects
- Participate in all phases of product development including design, documentation, testing, failure analysis, and support for custom hardware
- Define, implement, and automate hardware validation and qualification tests
- Analyze high-speed signals and review device and system-level power regulators, cooling, and electrical signal integrity
- Perform stress testing and qualification of CPU subsystems and peripherals
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, manufacturing, and support teams to introduce new storage subsystems into production
- Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations to support system hardening and customer escalations
- Provide guidance and mentorship to team members
Requirements
- 8 years of experience in x86 and storage related hardware development and qualification.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering; a Master's degree is a plus.
- Experience working at enterprise data storage system companies or server companies is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of hardware design, x86 architectures, and interfaces including SAS, SATA, PCIe, UPI, Serial Busses, I2c, I3c, SPI, SVID, etc.
- Ability to qualify x86 hardware at the electrical, signal integrity (SI), protocol, and functional levels.
- Experience in selecting x86 subcomponents such as NVMe drives, power supplies (AC/DC), and discrete power circuits.
- Experience planning, implementing, and automating hardware qualification processes.
- Strong experience with scripting languages such as Python and BASH, and test development.
- Understanding of Verilog and CPLD design background.
- Ability to work with diagnostics engineers by providing direction and reviewing test plans to ensure proper coverage.
- Experience with stress testing using industry-standard tools such as PTU, Mprime, Iometer, LinPack, etc.
- Qualification of CPU subsystems including DDR4/5 memory, PCIe cards, Fiber Channel, iSCSI, SAS, PCH chipsets, BMC, LOM, and peripherals.
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, manufacturing, test, and support teams to introduce new storage subsystems into production.
- Experience performing failure analysis and root cause analysis activities in support of system hardening efforts and customer escalations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, technical development environment.
- Ability to operate in a fast-changing business environment and lead cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented, analytical, process-savvy, customer-focused, flexible, and adaptable to business needs.
- Willingness to work onsite at the Santa Clara, CA office in accordance with company policies.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of 180,000 - 270,000 USD
Eligible for incentive pay and/or equity
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
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