Staff Engineer - ECAD PCB Design Engineer - Chassis Systems (Server & Storage Platforms)

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Job Title: Staff Engineer - ECAD PCB Design Engineer - Chassis Systems (Server & Storage Platforms)

Posting Start Date: 10/1/26

Requisition Id: 15118

Job Description:

About our group:

The Hardware Engineering team develops next-generation enterprise server and storage platforms, including high-density storage servers and JBOD solutions. Working closely with global teams, they drive innovative hardware designs spanning PCB development, system integration, signal integrity, and product lifecycle execution from concept through production.

About the role - you will:

• Import mechanical model information, e.g. DXF format.
• Produce PCB outlines and placement of components per constraint drawings developed by Mechanical Team, and/or layout concepts by the Electrical team and/or vendor design guidelines.
• Route signals per layout design guide rules and DFM and DFT (Design for Manufacturability and Testability) rules.
• Understand design rules of very high speed (PCIe Gen6/7, FC 64/128G, SAS4, Ethernet 200/400G, DDR5-8000) and high current, low voltage noise sensitive DC power design concepts as they apply to a PCB design.
• Present PCB design reviews.
• Participate in peer reviews of other designs in the group.
• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Interact with mechanical and electrical engineers in achieving highest quality designs.
• Interact with Manufacturing, Supply Base Management and PCB / Fab Material vendors.

PCB Architecture & Design

• Lead PCB designs through all phases of concept prototype, new product introduction and sustaining. Understand implementation and supporting PCB fab materials, manufacturing DFT and DFM.
• Design complex multilayer PCBs supporting high-performance compute, storage, networking, and management functions.
• Have knowledge in schematic reading, capture, architecture definition, component selection, and board-level design activities for server and storage products.
• Understand robust power distribution networks (PDN) as they pertain to PCB design and high current low voltage DC regulation solutions.
• Ensure designs meet electrical, thermal, manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives.

High-Speed Signal Design

• Design and develop constraints for high-speed interfaces including:

• PCI Express (Gen6/7 and beyond)

• SAS (12G/24G)

• SATA (6G)

• Ethernet interfaces (10G/25G/40G/100G/400G)

• DDR4 and DDR5 memory interfaces

• High-speed backplane and SERDES-based interconnects

• Perform design reviews focused on:

• Controlled impedance implementation

• Differential pair routing

• Length matching

• Return path continuity

• Crosstalk mitigation

• Via optimization and stub reduction

• Power integrity and noise management

Chassis-Level Integration

• Collaborate with chassis, mechanical, and thermal teams to ensure successful integration within dense server and storage enclosures.
• Evaluate board placement, connector strategies, airflow constraints, serviceability requirements, and manufacturability.
• Support architecture decisions that balance performance, reliability, cost, and mechanical constraints.

Design Reviews & Technical Leadership

• Lead cross-functional engineering reviews.
• Develop and maintain PCB design guidelines, best practices, and reusable design methodologies.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight to outsourced layout resources when applicable.
• Review external design deliverables to ensure adherence to product and company standards.

Manufacturing Support

• Partner with manufacturing, supplier quality, and NPI teams to support prototype builds and production ramp activities.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing, assembly, and field reliability issues.
• Support DFM, DFA, and DFT initiatives.

About you:

• Highly collaborative with cross-border teams.
• Participate in peer reviews of other designs in the group.
• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Highly adaptable, resourceful, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset.

Your experience includes:

• Extensive experience utilizing Siemens Xpedition tools for the design, layout and routing of complex (up to 24 layers), high speed printed circuit boards

• Proven experience designing boards for:

• Enterprise servers

• Storage systems

• Networking equipment

• High-performance embedded platforms

• Strong expertise in:

• High-speed digital design

• Signal integrity fundamentals

• Power integrity fundamentals

• PCB stack-up development

• EMI/EMC mitigation

• Experience with modern ECAD design platforms such as:

• Siemens Xpedition

• Cadence Allegro

• Altium Designer

• Equivalent enterprise-level ECAD tool

• Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SAS, SATA, SERDES, and Ethernet technologies.

• Experience interpreting vendor reference designs, compliance requirements, and chipset design guides.

• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.

• Experience with external storage systems, processors, micro controllers, bus interface and memory technologies.

• Familiarity with BMC, management controllers, and platform management interfaces.

• Experience supporting SI/PI simulations using industry-standard tools.

• Knowledge of thermal design considerations for high-density systems.

• Experience working with ODMs, EMS providers, and external design partners.

• Understanding of firmware-hardware interactions and platform bring-up activities.

• Exposure to lifecycle management, sustaining engineering, and field failure analysis.

Location:

Our site in Pune is dynamic, both in our cutting-edge, innovative work, as well as our vibrant on-site food, and athletic and personal development opportunities for our employees. You can enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner from one of four cafeterias in the park. Take a break from your workday and participate in one of our many walkathons or compete against your colleagues in carrom, chess and table tennis. Learn about a technical topic outside your area of expertise at one of our monthly Technical Speaker Series, or attend one of the frequent on-site cultural festivals, celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities.

Location: Pune, India

Travel: None

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With more than four decades of storage innovation, Seagate empowers humanity to thrive in the data age and helps people and businesses navigate the ever-expanding data landscape.

We craft precision-engineered, cutting-edge solutions that help the world store and manage exponential data growth.

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