Pure Storage · 1 day ago
PCIe Validation Architect (SSD)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$211K/yr - $317K/yrPure Storage is fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry and is seeking a PCIe Validation Architect to lead their FlashArray team. The role involves safeguarding performance and ensuring validation excellence for SSDs, collaborating across global engineering teams to define architectural standards and manage drive qualification.
Cloud ComputingData StorageEnterprise Software
Responsibilities
Lead Test Architecture: Direct the global drive qualification team in developing comprehensive SSD validation suites focused on PCIe features, compliance, and complex failure recovery scenarios
Drive PCIe Excellence: Define the test framework requirements to integrate standardized validation suites and complex toolsets, serving as a mentor and technical beacon for PCIe validation across the organization
Execute End-to-End Qualification: Manage drive qualification across the entire product portfolio by developing test plans, driving deep-dive failure analysis, and guiding stakeholder expectations based on rigorous data results
Automate & Innovate: Utilize advanced scripting to automate testing cycles and proactively develop new qualification tests that cover emerging drive features and mitigate potential field issues
Resolve Complex Failures: Act as the lead for root-cause analysis, utilizing PCIe bus analyzers and trace captures to drive issues to resolution through collaboration with cross-functional experts
Qualification
Required
Proven track record in PCIe fundamentals, including experience with Gen5/Gen6 validation using high-speed oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and exercisers
Highly skilled in NVMe storage interface protocols and PCIe compliance testing (SIG) to qualify drives at the electrical, protocol, and functional levels
Strong software development capabilities, specifically with Python, and hands-on experience navigating Jenkins and GIT CI/CD pipelines
Demonstrated ability to lead test architecture and successful qualification of SSD products within an enterprise data storage environment
A decisive, detail-oriented approach to hardware and firmware debugging, paired with the communication skills to present results and propose solutions across various technical forums
Benefits
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Company
Pure Storage
Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.
Founded in 2009
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$529.26MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceIndex VenturesRedpoint
2015-10-06IPO
2014-08-11Secondary Market· $60M
2014-04-22Series F· $225M
Leadership Team
Charles Giancarlo
CEO and Chairman
Michael Cornwell
CTO - Americas
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