Hardware Architect

Description:

VAST Data is looking for a Hardware Architect to join our growing team!

This is a great opportunity to be part of the fastest-growing infrastructure company in history. VAST Data is revolutionizing data storage solutions with its Universal Storage platform, designed to simplify AI and enterprise infrastructure.

In this role, you will participate in the definition of VAST reference architecture for new highly available NVMeOF JBOFs and other systems, supervise the implementation by OEMs, define acceptance criteria, and ensure a successful product launch.

Join us and contribute to shaping the future of data management while being part of a fast-growing, innovative company.

Required Skills:

4+ years of experience in relevant areas

Demonstrate system-level understanding from low-level hardware through FW, OS drivers, and applications.

B.Sc EE or CS (M.Sc. an advantage)

Prior experience in one or more of the following technical areas:

PCIe: Link training, configuration space, configuration procedures by the OS, hot-plug, transport layer, PCIe switch, SR-IOV. Experience with PCIe Gen.4+ is an advantage.

Server design: x86 CPUs, BMC, IPMI, Redfish, I2C/SMBus, BIOS, UEFI, design for high availability, thermal design.

Storage systems: NVMe SSDs, NVMeoF, RAID, OCP SSDs

Networking: 100/200/400/800G Ethernet, Infiniband, RDMA, NVMeoF, QoS, Flow Control, VxLANs, Optical Transceivers, cables, and DPUs

Linux: Device drivers, memory management, hardware debug and test tools.