Hardware Engineer

We are seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer to support the deployment, validation, and operation of large-scale solutions. This role focuses on system bring-up, hardware and firmware validation, and operational reliability across storage, compute, and networking infrastructure. You will work closely with senior engineers to ensure systems are correctly configured, stable, and performant: from BIOS settings and firmware versions to OS behavior and device health.   WHAT YOU’LL DO - Perform system bring-up and validation, including BIOS configuration, firmware updates, and OS-level checks. - Configure and verify platform settings (BIOS, BMC, OS) to ensure systems meet performance, reliability and consistency standards. - Execute and validate firmware updates across components, including NVMe drives, NICs, and system firmware. - Identify and troubleshoot issues related to: - Device initialization and visibility. - Firmware mismatches or upgrade failures. - Misconfigurations impacting performance or stability. - Understand, define and test procedures for: - Drive swaps and rebuilds. - Data integrity and system health checks. - Minimizing impact to running systems. - Monitor and validate storage device health, including basic performance characteristics and failure indicators. - Work with Linux systems to verify configuration, collect diagnostics, and assist in debugging issues. - Collaborate with senior engineers to escalate and help triage complex cross-layer issues. - Contribute to documentation and standardization of bring-up, validation, and operational procedures. WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO DDN - 5+ years of experience in systems, infrastructure, or platform-focused engineering roles. - Comfortable working directly with hardware and firmware, including BIOS, BMC, and device-level tools. - Solid understanding of Linux systems administration and troubleshooting. - Familiarity with storage and networking fundamentals (NVMe, NICs, basic I/O concepts). - Experience performing and supporting firmware updates, with awareness of risk and failure scenarios. - Good scripting skills; familiarity with Go is a plus. - Strong attention to detail, able to verify configurations and catch subtle issues. - Willingness to learn and grow into deeper system, performance, and debugging responsibilities. - Curiosity about why systems perform the way they do: investigate, rather than just run scripts blindly.