Staff/Principal Hardware System Design Engineer - San Jose, CA, United States

Originally posted 17 June 2026 by the employer.

Architect SSD tester equipment platforms integrating PCIe topologies, high-speed interconnects, and DUT interface hardware.

About the role

The Staff/Principal Hardware System Design Engineer architects SSD tester equipment platforms, focusing on tester hardware architecture and platform-level electrical design. The scope includes integrating host compute, PCIe interfaces, high-speed interconnects, DUT interface hardware, power delivery, sideband control, firmware/software interfaces, and manufacturing needs into complete test systems.

What you'll do

- Define tester system architecture, requirements, performance models, interfaces, and specifications. - Own platform architecture across host compute, PCIe topology, high-speed interconnects, DUT interface hardware, power delivery, and rack/module integration. - Partner with customers and internal teams to establish tester strategy, requirements, and roadmaps. - Drive hardware designs from concept through delivery, supporting component selection, schematic entry/review, high-speed implementation, lab bring-up, system integration, and verification. - Collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver tester systems meeting quality, performance, reliability, and manufacturability criteria. - Modernize existing systems to improve performance, efficiency, reliability, and maintainability.

What you'll need

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of experience in electrical engineering or system-level hardware design. - Experience with computer architecture, system interfaces, digital/analog hardware, power delivery, and system-level integration. - Hands-on experience with PCB schematic design/review, BOM development, component selection, board-level tradeoffs, and high-speed hardware considerations including SI/PI, thermal constraints, cost, and manufacturability. - Familiarity with lab debug equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, and protocol analyzers.

Nice to have

- Experience with PCIe, NVMe, Ethernet, or other high-speed interfaces. - Experience designing computer systems or hardware platforms such as motherboards, SSD validation test benches, or related system-level hardware. - Familiarity with SSD validation, qualification, or production/manufacturing test workflows. - Experience leading technical work or guiding engineering decisions. - Experience using Linux-based systems. - Understanding of industry standards such as JEDEC or PCI-SIG.

Skills: SSD tester, test equipment strategy, system-level design, high-speed engineering, signal integrity