Engineer, SSD Validation

Micron Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology in Singapore is seeking a technologist to own end-to-end performance and power maturity for Data Center SSD programs. You will lead cross-functional collaboration across firmware, architecture, and platforms to meet performance and power targets from early bring-up to customer qualification.

The role requires deep technical execution, data-driven decision making, and program-level leadership, with emphasis on firmware-hardware interactions, performance debug, and process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in SSD performance and power characterization.
• Hands-on experience with data analysis, workload execution, and performance debug.
• Solid understanding of firmware-hardware interactions affecting latency, bandwidth, and power.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings clearly to internal and external partners.
• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem-solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end performance and power readiness for assigned programs, from early FW maturity through customer qualification.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality performance and power data aligned with program goals.
• Drive Program Status Updates for performance and power to Product Development team and other stakeholders.
• Perform in-depth performance analysis and root-cause debug, developing strong understanding of firmware behaviors, state machines, and hardware interactions.
• Identify performance risks early and work with FW, Arch, and System teams to drive mitigations.
• Represent performance perspective in Product Change Request scoping and lead change implementation on the program.
• Plan and forecast infrastructure and development needs required to support program execution.
• Ensure appropriate performance test levels are applied per program phase and customer requirements to ensure optimal path to performance maturity.
• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

Skills

SSD performance analysis

Data analysis

Firmware debugging

Power characterization

Cross-functional collaboration

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AI-assisted tools

Job description

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

Job Summary

The role is responsible for end‑to‑end performance and power maturity of assigned Data Center SSD programs. The candidate owns execution quality, technical depth, and cross‑functional alignment to ensure performance and power targets are met with high confidence from early bring‑up through customer qualification. The role combines strong technical execution, data‑driven decision making, and program‑level leadership across firmware, architecture and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Program Ownership & Execution

• Own end‑to‑end performance and power readiness for assigned programs, from early FW maturity through customer qualification.
• Ensure the delivery of high‑quality performance and power data aligned with program goals.
• Drive Program Status Updates for performance and power to Product Development team and other stakeholders.

Technical Depth & Debug

• Perform in‑depth performance analysis and root‑cause debug, developing strong understanding of firmware behaviors, state machines, and hardware interactions.
• Identify performance risks early and work with FW, Arch, and System teams to drive mitigations.
• Represent performance perspective in Product Change Request scoping and lead change implementation on the program.

Planning & Infrastructure

• Plan and forecast infrastructure and development needs required to support program execution.
• Ensure appropriate performance test levels are applied per program phase and customer requirements to ensure optimal path to performance maturity.

Artificial Intelligence

• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

Multi‑Functional Leadership

• Actively collaborate with Firmware, Architecture, Systems, QA, and PDT to deliver optimized performance and power.
• Drive process alignment at the program site with the overall DC SSD Performance Test Strategy.
• Participate in internal engineering forums, sharing standard processes and aligning execution across geographies.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify gaps in performance methods, coverage, or tooling and propose improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in SSD performance and power characterization.
• Hands‑on experience with data analysis, workload execution, and performance debug.
• Solid understanding of firmware‑hardware interactions affecting latency, bandwidth, and power.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings clearly to internal and external partners.
• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role‑appropriate AI literacy to use AI‑enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem‑solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.