Job Details: Platform Lead Engineer
| Job Title: | Platform Lead Engineer |
| Job ID: | 557065 |
| Company: | Sun Microsystems |
| Position Type: | Permanent |
| Pay Rate: | market |
| Skills: | PC hardware, software, BIOS, Solaris, Linux, Windows, Intel Xeon, AMD |
| Date Posted: | Apr-25-08 |
We have an opportunity at our Burlington, Mass location for a Platform Lead Engineer for the development of Intel and AMD based workstations, servers, and blades. Responsible for technical leadership of bringing new platforms to market including interaction with Outside Design & Manufacturing partners, processor, core-logic, and peripheral suppliers; as well as Sun internal Solaris development teams. Strong communication and organizational skills as well as technical excellence, are required to work within a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team. Candidate will own all aspects of NPI engineering including owning the overall program schedule, managing prototype allocations, and coordination with operations and marketing to insure the product is delivered on time, on budget, at the appropriate cost, and with high quality.
In this position you will own the whole process-bringing the whole server to market-work. Development takes 200 days to complete the new server .This group brings in anywhere from 300-600 million to the bottom line at Sun. The team consists of 18 team members. It works as a blend of start up with the money to back it up. Some high profile government work that is in support of confidential projects.Clients include-Alask Super computer, machines at AMD/Intel Time Warner Oil and gas industry, finance market, Amazon, and 30,000 desk top computers in the Mexican School System.
Occasional interaction with customers; assessment of potential new design and supply partners; understanding of product regulatory requirements (safety, EMC, environmental, etc); performance and applications testing.
Knowledge of PC hardware, software, BIOS, Solaris, Linux, Windows, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, HyperTransport, ODM, JDM, offshore design and manufacturing, Product Life Cycle (PLC), specifications, Bills of Material (BOM)
Hands-on knowledge of PC hardware, BIOS, and Operating Systems, as well as a proven track record developing and taking to market high-volume computer systems. Must be capable of generating technical specifications, product plans,and test reports. Experience working with Asian motherboard and/or systems manufacturers highly desirable. This job requires strong knowledge of all elements of a x86 system, including hardware, software, firmware, chassis and cooling, power supply and distribution, I/O, storage, graphics, diagnostics and test. In addition, in-depth expertise in hardware and several other areas is essential.
10 years experience with a degree in CE or EE MS preferred.
| Location: [rss] | US-MA-Burlington |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
| Contact Name: | Deborah Reese |
| Contact Phone: | 916-760-2495 |
| Contact Email: | deborah.reese@sun.com |
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Deborah Reese Corporate Recruiter Sun Microsystems deborah.reese@sun.com |
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