PCIe Hardware Engineer, Systems
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted March 27, 2026
$175k - $263k
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Job Description
A Hardware PCIe Engineer responsible for troubleshooting, testing, and validating PCIe, NVMe, and SMBus interfaces in high-performance storage solutions, providing technical leadership, and supporting product development in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and drive triage, root cause analysis, and resolution of hardware issues related to PCIe, NVMe, and SMBus interfaces.
- Develop and guide validation test plans for PCIe, NVMe, and SMBus during chip bring-up and regression testing.
- Lead failure analysis and investigations to support field issues and customer escalations.
- Leverage automation and AI tools to improve issue triaging and troubleshooting processes.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
Requirements
- Over 5 years of experience in advanced interface issue troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and solution identification, encompassing complex system-level interactions across host, PCIe, and CXL interfaces in enterprise server and SSD environments.
- Developed and automated comprehensive validation and testing solutions.
- BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
- Proven track record in chip bring-up and product qualification.
- Hands-on experience with PCIe Gen5 and Gen6 interfaces.
- Proficient with test equipment including PCIe analyzer, Exerciser or Jammer, I2C analyzer, and UART.
- Experience with PCIe compliance testing SIG for SSD products.
- Proficient in scripting with Python, BASH, and similar languages.
- Hands-on experience in a Linux environment.
- Ability to own and drive the triage, root cause, and resolution of issues raised by internal teams, manufacturing, and JDMs.
- Ability to guide the development of PCIe, NVMe, and SMBus validation test plans for early phase chip bring-up and regression testing throughout the development cycle.
- Experience leading failure analysis and root cause investigations to support field issues and customer escalations.
- Detail-oriented, analytical, process-driven, and customer-focused.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 175,000 - 263,000 USD
Work primarily in-office environment
Potential eligibility for incentive pay and/or equity
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
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