Senior Engineer, Systems Design Engineering
Core
Analyze root causes of hard disk drive failures and support system design, product qualification, and manufacturing for HDDs.
Role type
Senior IC systems design engineer (HDD)
Builds
Hard disk drives for hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure
Domain
Storage hardware / electromechanical systems
Required skills
root cause analysis, failure analysis techniques, statistical analysis, trade-off analysis, cross-functional collaboration, technical documentation, process improvement
Preferred skills
schematic reading, laboratory equipment familiarity, programming in C/C++/Python/TCL, understanding of semiconductor physics and materials science
Technologies
Oscilloscope, multimeter, Minitab, JMP, MATLAB, PCB, IC packaging
Responsibilities
Investigate and determine root causes of hard disk drive failures; participate in product qualification and manufacturing tasks; identify drive integration issues and propose immediate actions; make system-level decisions based on interdependencies between functional groups; document and publish technical documentation; recommend and implement technical solutions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC