CareerPlan

Senior Manager, Component Engineering

Office - Santa ClaraFull-time$205k2026-10-05 → 2026-10-22
On-site

Core

Lead a high-performing engineering team to drive the technical foundation and supply integrity of enterprise flash arrays, blades, and server building blocks.

Role type

Senior Manager, Component Engineering

Builds

Enterprise flash arrays, server blades, and storage node hardware

Domain

Storage hardware and semiconductor supply chain

Required skills

Engineering management, NAND flash/SSD architecture, server hardware subsystems, risk management frameworks, failure analysis (8D, FMEA, RCCA), supply chain strategy

Preferred skills

Executive communication, technical negotiation, cross-functional collaboration

Technologies

NAND flash, SSD, CPUs, DRAM, power delivery, PCBA

Responsibilities

Build and mentor a specialized component engineering team; Own end-to-end component qualification lifecycle; Drive roadmap alignment with storage suppliers; Establish multi-sourcing strategies and manage EOL/PCN; Lead root cause investigations for field and manufacturing failures; Partner with hardware engineering and procurement on component selection and cost reduction.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities