Staff Engineer, Validation (SSD)
Micron Technology2 days ago
Singapore, SingaporeStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the overall test architecture, validation strategy, and quality system for enterprise SSD firmware.
- Design and implement tests covering functionality, performance, reliability, QoS, PLP, FTL, GC, power, and security.
- Build and optimize automation frameworks, long-stability test systems, and CI/CD pipelines for mass validation.
- Lead root-cause analysis and closure of critical firmware issues, including hangs, drops, performance degradation, and compatibility problems.
- Participate in product architecture reviews and provide technical recommendations on firmware design, NAND selection, and reliability targets.
- Improve test-team capabilities, optimize processes, and standardize technical practices.
- Track emerging storage technologies including PCIe 5.0/6.0, NVMe 2.0, ZNS, CXL, and automotive and industrial storage.
- Integrate AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work and identify and share AI-enabled process improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics, Microelectronics, or a related field, with at least 8 years of SSD firmware test/development experience; alternatively, at least 3 years as a test architect or technical leader.
- Deep expertise in NVMe, PCIe, SATA, FTL, GC, WL, PLP, and NAND Flash.
- Proficiency in Linux, Python, C, Shell, automation framework development, and test tools such as Fio, nvme-cli, and PyNVMe.
- Experience with hardware/firmware co-debugging, reliability validation, and mass-production test systems.
- Strong architecture design, problem-solving, and cross-team leadership skills.
- Preferred experience with enterprise, data center, or automotive SSDs; ZNS, CXL, NVMe-oF, Secure Boot, or ASIL.
- Preferred experience leading end-to-end test-system or team setup for mass production.
- Storage-related patents or publications are preferred.
About Micron Technology
Micron Technology designs and manufactures memory and storage semiconductors—DRAM, NAND, NOR and SSDs—sold to device makers, cloud providers, and embedded/automotive markets. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, it operates globally and sells under the Micron and Crucial brands as a public company (NASDAQ: MU). Its products support data center, AI, mobile, and PC systems, including high-bandwidth and multichip packages for performance- and space-constrained applications.