Hardware Validation Engineer
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted March 18, 2026
$175k - $263k
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Job Description
The Hardware Validation Engineer at Pure Storage is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of high-performance storage systems through comprehensive validation, automation, and hardware troubleshooting, primarily focusing on x86-based enterprise storage platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and execute validation strategies for x86-based storage platforms from initial design through manufacturing and support.
- Develop and enhance Python-based automation frameworks for test execution and result reporting.
- Perform failure analysis and root-cause investigation on hardware issues to develop engineering fixes.
- Conduct qualification tests on new components to ensure supply chain resilience and system performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners to resolve hardware field issues and ensure hardware integrity.
Requirements
- Comprehensive understanding of x86 architectures, hardware design principles, and enterprise-grade server storage interfaces.
- High proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash to automate hardware configurations and complex test development within Linux environments.
- A structured, data-driven approach to troubleshooting, with the ability to distill large datasets from stress workloads into clear technical insights.
- Extensive experience planning and implementing hardware qualification processes, specifically including Ethernet networking and high-speed signal validation.
- Self-motivated mindset with the communication skills necessary to lead vendor partnerships and drive technical issues to closure in a fast-paced development environment.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 175,000 - 263,000 USD
Work environment: primarily in-office at Santa Clara, CA
Perks: flexible time off, wellness resources, company-sponsored team events
Potential eligibility for incentive pay and/or equity
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