Senior Firmware Test Engineer (SSD)

About the role

Micron Technology is hiring an Engineer/Senior Firmware Test Engineer for 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

• Own and implement SSD firmware test strategies across development, qualification and sustaining phases
• Design and run grey-box and white-box tests for firmware features, protocols and system behaviors
• Analyze failures from regressions, customer issues and field returns with root-cause analysis
• Drive test automation, regression integration and coverage reporting
• Partner with firmware developers and architects on validation, debug and design reviews
• Communicate test coverage, risks and mitigation plans to cross-functional teams and leadership
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in SSD validation and test development
• Use AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency and quality, and share AI-enabled improvements

Required profile

• B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• 3+ years in SSD firmware testing or firmware development
• Preferred: SSD validation, system integration or performance characterization experience
• Entry-level candidates with 2-3 years of experience and strong Python and test development skills may be considered
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills

Required skills

• NVMe protocol and storage interfaces, including PCIe link behavior
• Firmware debugging across logs and system traces, and root cause analysis across HW/FW interactions
• Python-based test automation and scalable validation infrastructure
• CI/CD integration for test execution and reporting
• Embedded systems: firmware architecture, memory management and real-time constraints
• Hardware debug tools, logs and instrumentation