Hardware Engineer

We are seeking a hands-on Senior 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.