Careers at Facebook

Infrastructure

Hardware Validation Engineer, Storage

UbicacióMenlo Park, CA
Facebook was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.
Facebook is seeking a Storage Validation Engineer to join our Storage Design Team. Our servers and datacenters are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates and upon which our innovative services are delivered. Hardware Test Engineers will work closely with server and data center engineering design teams to toughly test and validate systems. This position is full-time and located in our Menlo Park office.

Responsibilities

  • Interface with outside vendors and internal hardware, mechanical, power, thermal and software engineers to understand system architecture to develop and execute the test suites for various architectures
  • Create software, firmware, hardware, thermal, and mechanical test plans for various storage solutions and vendors
  • Work with the Vendor management Team to evaluate components and provide inputs for reliability and feasibility
  • Execute test according to plan, while keeping a through procedural record and data log
  • Create automated test infrastructure, through the use of scripted languages and remotely controlled test equipment
  • Develop and publish test reports and communicate findings to team members
  • Diagnose and root cause of system failures and isolate the components / failure nodes
  • Respond on an as-needed basis to emergencies and provided remedy for catastrophic failure events

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Storage Hardware or Software
  • Strong Linux and scripting ability
  • Familiar with lab equipment, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, air flow chambers
  • Must be hands on in changing system configurations and enabling new Hardware Add Ons
  • Familiar with latest server and storage architectures
  • Familiar with at least one of PCIe, SCSI, SAS, sATA, iSCSI, FC, IB, or NAS.
  • Strong trouble shooting and analytical skills
  • Must have excellent communications skills
EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with a disability.
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