Principal Engineer, systems design engineering

About the position

We are seeking a world-class Principal System Engineer to join our team developing a wide variety of advanced next-generation high performance storage system enclosures for the OEM and data center marketplace. You will have demonstrated leadership ability executing complex programs and an understanding of the who, what and how of system development. You will have strong skills and experience in the computer server and storage industry including familiarization with embedded storage processors, storage protocols, and servers. This is a high-impact, high visibility opportunity for the right individual with superior technical skills, good project management abilities, and an enthusiasm for success. This is a technical leadership position that requires an individual that excels at leadership and collaboration. As a leader, the candidate must be able to coordinate and guide the activities of other team members. The successful candidate will be a role model for other members of the team, demonstrating the transparency, commitment and accountability that is expected from all team members. Strong interpersonal communication skills are a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide multi-disciplinary technical leadership for the development of storage enclosures and storage servers consisting of mechanical chassis, hard drives, fans, power supplies, firmware, and printed circuit board assemblies with high-speed communication interfaces
• Develop System Specifications starting from customer and architectural requirements, providing detailed mechanical, electrical, functional, and environmental specifications and requirements for all major subsystems, interfaces between subsystems, and external interfaces
• Develop product requirements for manufacturability and engage with the manufacturing team to ensure the product can be effectively manufactured
• Coordinate cross-functional design reviews and oversee the development of system and subsystem verification plans
• Lead system integration activities during the prototype phase and oversee root cause resolution of specification and design defects
• Collaborate effectively cross-functionally with FW, EE, ME, product management, program management, verification engineering and manufacturing engineering to ensure that the designed system meets all product and regulatory requirements and can be effectively verified, manufactured and tested
• Assist with training the sales team, work directly with early customers, and provide technical support to the NPI team during the production ramp
• Provide mentorship to other SE engineers as needed

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or related field)
• 8+ years of experience with storage and server product systems design & development
• Very familiar with Computer architecture and components including motherboards, memory, and x86 CPUs
• Experience with systems integration activities
• Experience with Hard drive and flash-based devices
• Familiar with High-speed communication protocols such as PCIe, DDR, Ethernet and SAS/SATA, and NVMe
• Server management experience including UEFI, BIOS, BMC, IPMI, Redfish, and OS/driver installation
• Current knowledge of the latest networking standards and best practices
• Expertise in board level and system level troubleshooting
• Expert understanding of the use of test equipment such as analyzers, high-speed real-time scopes, pattern generators and BERT equipment
• Demonstrated ability in creative problem solving and innovation
• Strong team player, effective communication skills, and highly motivated
• Knowledge of agile development and self-managed development teams from design to production

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan