Pure Storage
Hardware Lead Engineer, Hyperscale Line of Business
$217K–$326K
Santa Clara, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California, United States
About the job
Leads qualification, production readiness, and technical problem-solving for custom x86 storage hardware designed for hyperscale partners.
What you'll do
- Plan, execute, and automate hardware validation and qualification, including electrical, signal-integrity, and protocol testing.
- Coordinate with operations, manufacturing test, and diagnostic teams to prepare custom storage subsystems for production.
- Analyze hardware failures and escalations, optimize subsystem architecture, and mentor engineering peers.
What they ask for
- Expertise in x86 architectures, enterprise storage, component selection, and high-speed bus interfaces.
- Ability to design and automate hardware qualification using scripting languages such as Python or BASH and diagnostic tools.
- Hands-on power, cooling, and signal-integrity analysis using oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
- Experience leading technical projects across engineering and manufacturing disciplines and mentoring team members.
Pay
$217,000 — $326,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
x86, NVMe, PCIe, SAS/SATA, UPI, I2C/I3C, SPI, Python
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