Senior Staff Engineer-CTO office

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Shakopee, MN, US

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The Office of the CTO (OCTO) at Seagateis committed to strategic innovation, chartered to define the company’s long-range technology vision andexploredisruptive ideas.

TheOCTO drives outside-in research on emerging data center architectures, develops technical Points of View, andvalidatesbreakthrough concepts through Proofs of Concept. The group influences industry standards,contributes to Open Hardware and Software ecosystem,enables technology partnerships, andmanagesfuture

Seagate’sinnovation roadmap enabling technology advancements in storage & storage adjacent technologies. By combining thought leadership with hands-on experimentation, OCTOpositions Seagate at the forefront of cloud,AIand edge infrastructure evolution.

• Deal with architectural research:
  Conduct in-depth research and analysis of emerging data center architectures, including disaggregated/composable storage, relationshipofcompute& storage, memory & networking architectures.
• Create Points of View (POVs):
  Develop and articulate clear, compelling technical Points of View on how these future architectures will impact the demand for storage form factor, interfaces, and required features of our Hard Disk Drives (HDD), Solid-State Drives (SSD) & Storage solution subsystems.
• Conduct competitive analysis:
  Track and analyze the long-term technology strategies of ecosystem partners (e.g., Hyperscale’s, enterprise & edge companies) to identify strategic gaps and opportunities.
• Work on patent/IP generation:
  Drive strategic Intellectual Property (IP) by generating high-value patent applications related to future data center storage integration and optimization. Also participate in reviewing and making recommended actions on various internally proposed patentable concepts.
• Represent Seagate at key industry consortia & foundations, conferences, and with strategic customers to influence industry standards and gather early technical requirements.
• Prepare and present complex technical assessments, risk analyses, and strategic recommendations to the CTO and Executive Leadership Team in a clear, concise, and business-relevant manner.

• Forward-looking technologist who thrives at the intersection of storage, networking, and compute—andyou’reenergized by shaping what the data center will look like 5+ years from now. You combine deep storage systemsexpertisewith broad, system-level thinking.
• You design and execute rigorous architectural investigations, synthesize standards and competitive signals, and translate findings into technical narratives and decision frameworks that withstand peer and executive scrutiny.
• You can recognize patentable patterns early and turn them into high‑value IP. You engage confidently in standards bodies and with hyperscale’s/OEMs, to influence interfaces and capture early technical requirements
• Collaborate across Product Marketing, R&D, and Research to align long- ensuring
  
  POC lead to decisions for thelong-termininnovationroadmap.
• Enjoymentoringjunior engineers, elevating system thinking and architectural rigor across teams.

• Experience in data storage, memory, or enterprise systems architecture, with a focus on strategic & research development.
• Deep Domain Expertise:
  Expert-level knowledge of at least one of the following domains, with strong working knowledge of the others:
• HDD/Magnetic Recording:
  Principles of magnetic recording,drive interfaces,& storage protocols.
• Data Center Interconnects:
  Protocols like
  
  NVMeoF,TCP/RDMA, and PCIe at a specification and system level.
• Software-Defined Storage (SDS):
  Architecture, orchestration frameworks, and integration with disaggregated storage environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive an idea from concept through to a working, validated POC ready for development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability towritewhite papers and present at major industry forums.
• Able to travel nationally and internationally.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field (i.e. Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical,…