Hardware Quality Engineer, Pure Storage

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant technical field; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in PCBA/SMT, mechanical assembly, and server-level manufacturing
• Strong understanding of mechanicals, PCBs, PSUs, and high-density flash drive assemblies
• Deep familiarity with IPC standards, ISO compliance, and supplier quality methods (8D, 5 Whys, FMEA)
• Ability to analyze and act on manufacturing data and quality KPIs
• Excellent documentation, presentation, and cross-functional communication skills

Desirable

• Pure Storage is hiring a Hardware Quality Engineer, Hyperscale to join our growing Hyperscale Business Unit Operations team
• This high-impact role is focused on ensuring product quality and operational excellence across our cloud storage server supply chain
• You’ll operate at the forefront of flash storage and hyperscale infrastructure—owning quality oversight for servers and flash modules, supporting new product introductions, onboarding new contract manufacturers (CMs/JDMs), and driving manufacturing excellence across a global footprint
• Lead quality oversight at system-level (server), PCBA/SMT, and mechanical assembly stages
• Validate and troubleshoot hardware builds; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Define QA procedures and implement robust, repeatable processes at partner sites (Mexico, Asia)
• Review and act on yield/quality data across multiple manufacturing stages
• Conduct failure analysis and implement improvements across test and assembly lines
• Support onboarding and ramp of new contract manufacturers (CMs) and joint-development manufacturers (JDMs)
• Perform supplier audits, enforce SCARs, and drive supplier performance improvements
• Maintain strong relationships with ODM/JDM/CM partners across Asia and North America
• Own stable, structured data feeds from partners to support dashboards, alerts, and insights
• Write Python scripts to automate QA tasks, improve reporting, and accelerate failure triage
• Manage PXE-based test setups for server validation and deployment readiness
• Partner with Hardware Design, Commodity Engineering, Test, and Supply Chain to ensure quality through all product development stages
• Perform validation (stress, thermal, performance) of new hardware prior to mass production
• Guide failure analysis and root cause efforts on early product issues to minimize risk at scale

• There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled