Lead Hardware Engineer

Description:Lead hardware engineer responsible for development and support of world-class disk enclosures and enclosure electronics. Focus will include both disk enclosures and various controller boards enabling Enterprise storage systems. Long-term growth opportunities may include products throughout the entire NetApp product line.Minimum of BS EE or equivalent and 5 years of experience in multiple disk enclosure design, server design or embedded system design. Demonstrated record of taking designs from concept through successully shipping product.Ideal candidate would have MS EE & 7 years experience in multiple disk enclosure design, server or embedded system design, SAS and SATA adapter, enclosure, or switch design experience, SCSI and/or FibreChannel experience, and substantial experience working with external design level partners/vendors (not just component vendors).Qualifications:Must be familiar with all aspects of modern high-speed system design.Must be familiar with SAS and SATA disk drives, microprocessors, I/O systems, packaging, power supplies, and cooling. Must have good verbal & written communication skills. Must have good debug & problem solving skills. Must have experience with low cost system design. The ability to synthesize a solution from widely varying inputs and requirements is a key skill.Design leadership is highly valued.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceTo learn more about NetApp employee benefits go to: http://www.netapp.com/jobs/benefits.htmlJob Location: Sunnyvale, CAJob Number: 3344BRCompany URL: http://www.netapp.comCompany Profile:NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Our dedication to principles of simplicity, innovation, and customer success has made us one of the fastest-growing storage and data management providers today.Customers around the world choose us for our "go beyond" approach and broad portfolio of solutions for business applications, storage for virtual servers, disk-to-disk backup, and more. Our solutions provide nonstop availability of critical business data and simplify business processes so you can deploy new capabilities with confidence and get to revenue faster than ever before. You can rely on our industry-leading solutions to lower the cost of protecting your data, business, and reputation.We bring together the industry's best partners and technology to deliver services that help you maximize what you are getting from your infrastructure. Our collaborative approach, working as one team with one goal, means that you get a solution that is just right for you-on time and on budget. To support your global business, we provide highly-responsive support in local languages. From London to Austin, from Bangalore to Tokyo, well work with you to solve your problems and help you reach your goals.Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com