Senior Firmware Test Engineer (SSD)

About the role

Micron Technology is hiring a Senior Firmware and Product Test Engineer in its Solid State Drive (SSD) group. You will help ensure SSD products have world-class performance and reliability, collaborating with experts to build flawless SSD firmware for enterprise and automotive markets.

Key responsibilities

• Build comprehensive firmware verification plans for various firmware features.
• Develop white/grey-box, known and closed system testing methods to verify and validate firmware features.
• Analyze failures from weekly regressions and perform root-cause analysis, requiring deep SSD domain expertise.
• Manage test development, test deployment, test automation and reporting activities.
• Communicate challenges, solutions and mitigation plans to cross-functional teams and management, covering both technical and non-technical topics.
• Participate in code reviews and guide the team to ensure comprehensive coverage and accurate builds.
• Integrate AI-assisted tools into daily work and share AI-enabled improvements with the team.
• Work closely with firmware development engineers to improve code quality, and lead a team of technical people when required.

Required profile

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 6-8 years of experience in SSD firmware test development; candidates with 2-3 years of strong Python and test development experience may be considered for entry-level positions.
• Experience validating and debugging NAND, firmware and system-level issues in SSD products.
• Leadership ability and ability to mentor less experienced engineers.
• Ability to work independently on complex tasks with minimal supervision.

Required skills

• Substantial experience in SSD firmware testing and Python programming.
• Understanding of storage protocols such as PCIe, NVMe, NVMe-MI and OCP, and of NAND flash operation.
• Familiarity with Agile development, Git workflows and branch management.
• Experience with automated builds, continuous integration and test automation systems.
• AI literacy and digital fluency to use AI tools responsibly.