Staff Engineer, Validation (SSD)

About the role

Micron is looking for a Staff Engineer, Validation (SSD) to lead end-to-end SSD firmware test architecture design and quality validation for enterprise, data center and automotive SSD products. The role also involves building high-efficiency automation platforms and CI/CD pipelines, driving critical issue resolution and supporting product mass production.

Key responsibilities

• Own the overall test architecture, validation strategy and quality system for enterprise SSD firmware
• Design and implement test solutions covering functionality, performance, reliability, QoS, PLP, FTL, GC, power and security
• Build and optimize the automation test framework, long-stability test system and CI/CD pipeline for mass validation
• Lead root cause analysis and closure of critical firmware issues such as hangs, drops, performance degradation and compatibility problems
• Take part in product architecture reviews and give technical input on firmware design, NAND selection and reliability targets
• Drive test team capability improvement, process optimization and technical standardization
• Track new storage technologies such as PCIe 5.0/6.0, NVMe 2.0, ZNS, CXL, automotive and industrial storage
• Integrate AI-assisted tools into daily work and share AI-enabled improvements with the team

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics, Microelectronics or a related field
• At least 8 years of SSD firmware test/development experience, or at least 3 years as test architect or technical leader
• Experience in HW/FW co-debugging, reliability validation and mass production test systems
• Strong architecture design, problem-solving and cross-team leadership skills

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of NVMe/PCIe/SATA protocols and SSD core technologies (FTL, GC, WL, PLP, NAND Flash)
• Proficiency in Linux, Python/C/Shell and automation frameworks and test tools such as fio, nvme-cli and PyNVMe
• Preferred: experience setting up end-to-end test systems for enterprise, data center, automotive SSD, ZNS, CXL, NVMe-oF, Secure Boot or ASIL-D, and storage-related patents or publications