Job Summary
- As a Hardware Design Technologist for Reliability Engineering, you will design and develop internal validation platforms and testing boards to support reliability qualification and debugging of hardware components for Client Solid State Drives, Enterprise Solid State Drives , USB Flash drives, portable SSDs, PCIe camera cards, and SD/uSD storage cards.
- This role demands strong expertise in PCB design, signal integrity, and cross-functional collaboration with Reliability, Systems, Software and Product Hardware teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead hardware development for Global Product Reliability Team, delivering PCB boards, development boards.
• Design & Development
- Create PCB-based testing boards for reliability validation of SSDs, NAND flash, and related components.
- Develop schematics, BOM, and layout for hardware bring-up and validation.
- Ensure compliance with EMI/EMC/ESD standards and thermal/mechanical considerations.
- Testing & Validation
- Define and execute Engineering Validation Tests (EVT) and reliability checks across temperature and electrical conditions.
- Support bulk testing and infrastructure setup in reliability labs to catch failures early.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product HW, software, firmware, and system teams for design robustness and sign-off.
- Documentation
- Maintain hardware design documentation, including schematics, SI/PI reviews, and electrical validation reports.
- Tools & Equipment
- Use design tools like ORCAD, Allegro Viewer, Cadence SPICE, HyperLynx SI, and simulation platforms.
- Hands-on experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNA, and J-BERT is a plus.