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Principal Hardware Design Engineer with a Leading Storage Firm – Vela Eurasia Limited

Monday, March 23, 2009

Category: Jobs. Tags: Information Technology (I.T.) - Hardware Design & Engineering, Jobs in Singapore, Vela Eurasia Limited.

Vela Eurasia Limited

Vela Eurasia has a vision- A living philosophy to unlock the potential of our people, it is a fast growing promising European invested company, which has its offices both in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Vela means sail, it reflects its passion to sail through the toughest high seas and achieve its destination.
It provides value adding high technology oriented ODM/OEM solutions to leading Western clients and supports these clients to achieve best business results for their operations both overseas and in Great China.
Vela Eurasia has a business division Filosofia-Vision, which focuses on providing HRM services to these western clients in order to grow their business in China.
As an international company, Vela Eurasia strives for becoming the most admired company to work for in China and creating a promising career development platform for these highly motivated talents who have a strong will to succeed in their personal growth.
Principal Hardware Design Engineer with a Leading Storage Firm

Job Title: Principal Hardware Design Engineer

This position will be based in China.

General Summary

Our hardware Engineering function is looking for an Engineer to lead the development and test of next generation disk sub-systems for storage products. This position will require the ideal candidate to work with an both an established internal design team as well as engage with a number of company’s global design partners. The scope of the work will have you working on future product developments, cost-reductions, and performance enhancements in a global atmosphere, as well as lead hardware development programs. Daily and weekly activities will have you working with both engineering and manufacturing teams, as well as managing project schedules and reporting status. This position may also require you to work on multiple projects from the design and development stage all the way through testing of prototypes to ensure proper operation of the software. Strong technical communication skills, as well as a commitment to company’s core values and competencies are requirements for success.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Lead a one or multiple hardware development projects
Influence technical direction of the hardware development
Review functional specifications and board designs
Collaborate with a global design team and provide regular project status
Interface with Joint Design Manufacture (JDM) on the development of disk sub-system development projects
Interface with external component vendors and technology partners
Conduct design reviews and develop or review test plans
Generation and review of specifications and design proposals
Coordinate lab bring-up and testing of prototype designs
Testing of hardware using both commercial and internally developed software tools and applications

Skills

5 to 8 years of experience in the design, debug, and qualification of hardware systems
Direct experience with SAS/SATA disk array enclosures or technologies
Experience is high-speed signal design
Experience with high-bandwidth memory devices and standards
Excellent communication, technical and leadership skills
Ability to influence others, both internally and globally
Ability to form and lead cross-functional teams
Strong sense of urgency and teamwork
Strong lab skills and experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and circuit emulators
Ability to work well both alone or in small teams
Prior experience with project management tools and methodology is helpful
Prior experience in directing individuals or small teams is a plus
Knowledge of server and storage systems, particularly RAID systems, is a plus
Experience with IA-32 architectures and various I/O protocols, such as Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet is a plus
Knowledge of Analog Design, PCB Layout and Signal Integrity skills is a plus

Education Required: BSEE is a must, MSEE is a plus

Experience Required: 5-8 years direct design experience in high-performance system and/or disk sub-system design

We welcome all the interested and competent talents to apply for this challenging position by email us your updated English resume with a Cover Letter stating your motivation, current and expected salary.

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