Hardware System Design Engineer Storage Platforms

Introduction

The IBM Storage Hardware Design Team leads the development of IBM’s storage hardware platforms and media technologies. This includes defining and executing storage architectures, driving design and implementation efforts, conducting reviews, resolving technical issues, and collaborating with vendors and manufacturing partners. The team operates across multiple IBM business segments to deliver innovative storage solutions. Engineers on this team bring a broad skill set spanning electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and thermal design.

Strong communication skills are essential to enable effective collaboration with internal teams as well as external suppliers and partners to drive technical outcomes. Team members actively contribute to design decisions for both IBM‑internal and externally developed products.

• Create plans and solutions for IBM storage platforms using existing products and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with IBM Offering Management and Architects to create cost effective and technologically innovative storage solutions.
• Work with IBM Engineering team and drive technical solutions.
• Collaborate with vendors and partners on technical issues and development.
• Follow and update engineering team on technologies and industry trends.
• Use market feedback to create solutions that meet clients requirements.
• Be an active participant in the design and test process of IBM storage platforms.
• Participate in debug sessions with vendors and staff in the lab.

• Fundamental understanding of Computer Architecture and Infrastructure.
• Excellent Analytical Skills.
• 10+ years experience within computer hardware design.
• Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of the interaction between Software, Firmware and Hardware.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of electromechanical design.

• Fundamental understanding of Thermal Analysis and Thermal Design.
• Fundamental understanding of the interaction between BIOS, BMC, CPLD and OS.
• Fundamental understanding of Digital and Analog Circuit Design.
• Knowledge of networking hardware and associated components and interfaces such as FPGAs/ ASICs, PHY, Ser Des, CPU subsystems, optics, high‑speed serial links, PoE, PCIe, NVMe, SATA, I2C, and USB.

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