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Hardware Lead Engineer, Hyperscale Line of Business

Office - Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $217,000–$217,000🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance, energy-efficient storage architectures tailored to hyperscale partners.

Role type

Senior IC hardware lead engineer (hyperscale storage)

Builds

Custom hardware solutions for enterprise hyperscale data infrastructure

Domain

Data center hardware / Hyperscale storage

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

x86 architecture design, high-speed bus interface expertise (PCIe, SAS/SATA, UPI, I2C/I3C, SPI), hardware qualification automation, root-cause analysis, signal integrity analysis, subcomponent selection (NVMe, power supplies, PWM), Python/BASH scripting

Preferred skills

Mentorship of engineering peers, cross-functional technical leadership

Technologies

x86, NVMe, DDR4/5, PCIe, SAS, SATA, UPI, I2C, I3C, SPI, Python, BASH, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers

Responsibilities

Plan and execute automated x86 hardware validation cycles (electrical, signal integrity, protocol testing), transition custom storage subsystems to production, perform root-cause analysis on hardware failures, optimize subsystem efficiency and architecture, mentor engineering peers on qualification processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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