Hardware Engineer

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About the role

This posting supports current and anticipated early-career hiring needs. Applying allows our recruiting team to consider you for opportunities that align with your qualifications, preferences, and availability. An immediate opening or interview is not guaranteed.

Where are these roles located? You’ll have the opportunity to work with teams in:

ASIC Engineering

Design the silicon powering the future of data storage.

As an ASIC Engineer, you’ll help create the custom chips that power next-generation hard disk drives (HDDs). Working alongside experienced engineers, you’ll contribute to digital design, verification, simulation, and optimization to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient products at global scale.

• Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Irvine, California
• Longmont, Colorado
• Fremont, California
• Rochester, Minnesota
• San Jose, California

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

ASIC Design • RTL • Verilog/SystemVerilog • Digital Logic • Verification • Simulation • Timing Analysis • Low-Power Design

• Design and verify ASIC architectures and digital logic
• Build simulations and validate complex hardware designs
• Support the ASIC development lifecycle—from architecture through synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure
• Optimize performance, power, and reliability
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams

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Why you’ll love this role

Hardware Development Engineering

Build the hardware behind the world’s data.

As a Hardware Development Engineer, you’ll help develop the technologies that make modern data storage faster, more reliable, and higher capacity. You’ll design, prototype, validate, and improve hardware while solving real engineering challenges alongside multidisciplinary teams.

• Help build technology that stores the world’s data.
• Learn from experienced semiconductor engineers.
• Work on cutting-edge silicon development.
• Solve challenging engineering problems with cross-functional teams.
• Build highly transferable chip design skills.

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

Electronics • PCB Design • Signal Integrity • Hardware Validation • Reliability Engineering • Test Engineering • Data Analysis

• Design and develop electronic hardware and magnetic recording systems
• Create validation strategies and automated test solutions
• Perform reliability, stress, and performance testing
• Analyze circuit boards, processors, sensors, and other hardware components
• Improve products from prototype through manufacturing

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Why you’ll love this role

Firmware Engineering

Bring hardware to life through software.

As a Firmware Engineer, you’ll develop the embedded software that controls advanced storage devices. You’ll work at the intersection of hardware and software, building reliable, high-performance firmware that enables world-class products.

• Design products used around the world.
• Work with advanced recording technologies.
• Gain hands-on laboratory experience.
• Collaborate with experts across multiple engineering disciplines.
• See your designs move from concept to production.

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

Embedded Systems • C • C++ • Assembly • RTOS • Hardware Interfaces • Firmware Validation • Debugging

• Design, develop, and debug embedded firmware
• Write software in C, C++, Assembly, and other low-level languages
• Integrate firmware with analog and digital hardware
• Troubleshoot hardware-software interactions
• Improve system performance, functionality, and reliability

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Why you’ll love this role

Systems Design & Integration Engineering

Connect hardware and software into complete products.

As a Systems Design & Integration Engineer, you’ll bring together hardware, firmware, and software to create reliable, high-performing storage systems. You’ll solve integration challenges and ensure every subsystem works seamlessly together.

• Build software that directly controls hardware.
• Solve complex engineering challenges.
• Work closely with both hardware and software engineers.
• Learn how products operate at the lowest level.
• Develop highly sought-after embedded systems skills.

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

Systems Engineering • Integration • Validation • Root Cause Analysis • Product Development • Cross-Functional Engineering

• Define system requirements and technical specifications
• Integrate hardware, firmware, and software components
• Coordinate subsystem development across engineering teams
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues
• Improve product performance, compatibility, and reliability

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Why you’ll love this role

Mechanical Design Engineering

Engineer the mechanics behind breakthrough technology.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll design the precision mechanical systems that support advanced storage products. From concept through manufacturing, you’ll help create innovative, reliable, and manufacturable solutions.

• Work across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Understand how complete products come together.
• Solve challenging integration problems.
• Gain broad technical exposure.
• Build systems-level engineering expertise.

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

CAD • Mechanical Design • Product Development • Prototype Testing • Design Validation • Manufacturing Engineering

• Design mechanical components, assemblies, and packaging
• Develop prototypes and evaluate new concepts
• Perform engineering analysis and design validation
• Conduct testing to improve performance and reliability
• Partner with manufacturing teams to prepare products for production

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Why you’ll love this role

Equipment Engineering

Build smarter manufacturing.

As an Equipment Engineer, you’ll optimize the advanced manufacturing equipment used to build world-class storage technology. You’ll improve equipment performance, increase reliability, and help solve complex production challenges.

• Turn ideas into real products.
• Design precision mechanical systems.
• Build and test prototypes.
• Collaborate across engineering teams.
• See your designs manufactured at scale.

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

Automation • Manufacturing Engineering • Preventive Maintenance • Root Cause Analysis • Reliability Engineering • Continuous Improvement

• Install, upgrade, and optimize manufacturing equipment
• Improve equipment uptime, reliability, and process performance
• Investigate equipment failures and implement corrective actions
• Develop preventive maintenance strategies
• Partner with manufacturing and process engineers to drive continuous improvement

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Why you’ll love this role

System-on-Chip (SoC) Engineering

Design the brains behind next-generation storage technology.

As a System-on-Chip (SoC) Engineer, you’ll help develop the intelligent controllers that power advanced storage products. Working at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and silicon, you’ll design, integrate, verify, and validate complex SoC solutions that deliver high performance, reliability, and efficiency.

• Work with advanced manufacturing technology.
• Solve real-world production challenges.
• Improve efficiency through engineering.
• Learn automation and industrial systems.
• Help build products used around the world.

The work

What you’ll do

Technologies you’ll use

SoC Architecture • RTL • Verilog/SystemVerilog • FPGA • Digital Design • Verification • Embedded Systems • Hardware Validation • Performance Optimization

• Design, integrate, and validate SoC components and subsystems
• Develop and verify digital logic, interfaces, and IP blocks
• Support simulation, debugging, and hardware bring-up
• Analyze system performance, power, timing, and reliability
• Collaborate with ASIC, firmware, hardware, and systems engineering teams

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Why you’ll love this role

• Build the controllers that power modern storage technology.
• Work across silicon, firmware, hardware, and systems engineering.
• Experience the complete chip development lifecycle.
• Solve complex semiconductor design challenges.…