Super Micro Computer, Inc

Service Engineer

Super Micro Computer, Inc$90K — $110K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • 5+ years engineering experience in complex GPU servers, storage systems, and networking.
  • Hands-on familiarity with IPMI, BMC tools, and server management technologies.
  • Proficiency with Linux, VMware, and Windows Server operating systems.
  • Strong knowledge of x86 architecture and system-level troubleshooting techniques.
  • Expertise in using diagnostic tools for PCIe, CPU, and memory issues.

Responsibilities

  • Support global customers and service teams, working swing and graveyard shifts as needed.
  • Troubleshoot and isolate x86 component issues such as CPU and motherboard failures.
  • Analyze system logs and debug information related to various hardware and software components.
  • Assist L1 support in resolving escalated issues and communicate directly with customers.
  • Conduct root cause analysis through collaboration and documentation of findings.
  • Create educational materials and contribute to best practice guides for training purposes.
  • Mentor junior engineers and support their development within the team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare and retirement plans.
  • Opportunities for career development and technical training.
  • Involvement in a collaborative, dynamic team environment.
  • Potential for participation in bonus and equity award programs.
Full Job Description
Job Req ID: 30081

Job Summary:

Join us in supporting our Global Service network and help us build a world-class field engineering organization. This position requires seasoned enterprise software and hardware technical knowledge and understanding, to be Service oriented, and Quality experienced Engineer. The Engineer will help maintain technical information, provide technical information to education and service teams, and may assist with teaching and presenting technical hardware/software to many audiences. Your primary role will be handling escalation issues from our Service help desk department. Understanding the root cause from an engineering and quality perspective, as well as helping solve complex issues and providing these solutions throughout the service teams. You will be working alongside Product managers, architects, engineers, developers, logistics teams, quality teams, and service teams to help bridge and close the gap between engineering and customer escalation issues. Your impact will be directly responsible for ensuring our commitment to product quality, service, and engineering excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):
• Support global customers and service teams. Must be able to work swing and graveyard shifts and, depending on assignment, may be required to work weekends.
• Troubleshoot and isolate x86 component issues, including CPU, memory, PSU, and motherboard failures.
• Analyze debug logs and system information related to OS, CPU, memory, motherboard, GPU, PCIe, and AOC-related issues.
• Understand BMC chip functionality and utilize various BMC tools and software for troubleshooting and diagnostics.
• Assist with resolving issues escalated from the L1 team.
• Apply troubleshooting methodologies, including system log analysis, error code interpretation, and diagnostic tool utilization.
• Support root cause analysis, triage, and postmortem investigations through lab testing, engineering collaboration, and daily issue tracking until root cause is identified.
• Work closely with the L3 team to isolate and resolve complex product issues.
• Escalate issues to L3 when resolution cannot be achieved. Ensure all required logs, details,
• Maintain organization and prioritization of service escalations, documentation, records, and test logs for review.
• Clearly communicate technical issues, findings, and resolutions to customers, engineering teams, and management.
• Perform basic configuration and troubleshooting of iSCSI, multipath fiber, RoCE, SAS, and network switches.
• Create test plans, SOPs, best practice guides, educational materials, and training documentation.
• Drive customer success through documentation, training, education, and effective issue resolution.
• Mentor and support junior service engineers.
• Take ownership of escalated tickets and communicate directly with customers. Engineers must clearly identify themselves as the escalation owner and communicate that ownership to the customer.
• Participate in all CSD, engineering, partner, and L3 meetings to provide technical support and address questions.
• Create knowledge base (KB) articles (minimum two per week) and contribute to SOP creation as required.
• diagnostics, and troubleshooting steps are completed prior to escalation.
• Maintain and improve technical skills by completing required education courses within one month of release and obtaining applicable certifications.
  • Travel is required (up to 25%)


Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical work experience of at least 5 years.
• 5+ years engineering experience supporting complex GPU servers, storage systems, networking environments, and enterprise GPU platforms.
• Hands-on experience with IPMI, BMC tools, and server management technologies.
• Experience working with Linux, VMware, and Windows Server operating systems.
• Strong understanding of x86 architecture and system-level troubleshooting.
• Experience using debug and diagnostic tools for PCIe, CPU, memory, and motherboard issue isolation.
• Knowledge of motherboard design, networking technologies, cabling, network switches, and storage controllers.
• Experience with Redfish, virtualization environments, and VM technologies.
• Knowledge of iSCSI, multipath fiber, RoCE, SAS, and network switch configurations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, partners, and engineering teams during challenging situations.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.

Salary Range

$90,000-$110,000

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc

Super Micro Computer, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells server solutions based on modular and open architecture. The company offers a range of server, storage, and networking solutions, as well as application-optimized software. Super Micro Computer's products are used in data centers, cloud computing, enterprise IT, big data, high performance computing, and embedded systems. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Learn more about Super Micro Computer, Inc
Size
4,155 employees
Market Cap
$4.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$88.5 million
5 Year Trend
+15.9%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
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