Senior Engineer, SSD Systems Design

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology’s SSD System Design Engineer role focuses on end-to-end system design, architecture, and product execution of SSD solutions from concept to high-volume manufacturing. You will collaborate with firmware, hardware, NAND, and validation teams to drive design decisions and ensure performance, power, and reliability targets are met.

The role emphasizes system integration, debugging, and developing validation plans, with AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency and decision-making

Qualifications

• Experience in SSD firmware validation or related firmware/system validation.
• Strong understanding of SSD architecture (controller, NAND, DRAM).
• Programming skills in Python and/or C.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive system-level architecture and design specifications for SSD products.
• Translate product requirements into system-level design and trade-offs.
• Determine performance, power, thermal, and reliability targets.
• Lead system integration across the full product lifecycle.
• Drive system characterization including performance and power analysis.
• Prepare systems for silicon bring-up, product qualification, and production ramp.
• Lead complex system-level debug across FW, hardware, and NAND domains.
• Define system-level validation strategy and test approach.
• Provide system-level technical support to internal teams and external customers.

Skills

Python

C

Firmware validation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Job description

As an SSD System Design Engineer at Micron Technology, you will be responsible for end-to-end system design, architecture definition, and product execution of Solid State Drive (SSD) solutions from concept through high-volume manufacturing.

This role focuses on system architecture, integration, and cross-functional technical leadership, ensuring SSD products meet performance, power, reliability, and customer requirements. You will collaborate across firmware, hardware, NAND, validation, and manufacturing teams to drive system-level design decisions, product characterization, and issue resolution.

Main Responsibilities

System Architecture & Design

• Define and drive system-level architecture and design specifications for SSD products
• Translate product requirements (MRD, customer, OCP) into system-level design and trade-offs
• Determine performance, power, thermal, and reliability targets
• Ensure subsystem integration across firmware, ASIC, hardware, and NAND

System Integration & Product Execution

• Lead system integration across the full product lifecycle
• Drive product characterization including:
• Performance and power characterization
• Margin analysis and system behavior evaluation
• Prepare systems for silicon bring-up, product qualification, and production ramp

System Debug & Failure Analysis

• Lead complex system-level debug across FW, hardware, and NAND domains
• Perform failure analysis and root cause identification
• Drive issue resolution with cross-functional teams
• Develop and apply common debug methodologies and best practices

Validation Strategy & Test Architecture

• Define system-level validation strategy and test approach
• Ensure alignment between system design and test coverage
• Drive development and improvement of test plans and Master Test Plan
• Improve system testability and validation efficiency

Other Responsibilities

• Provide system-level technical support to internal teams and external customers
• Support customer engagements, audits, and field issue resolution
• Drive improvements in product yield, reliability, and manufacturability
• Contribute to standardization of system engineering processes and methodologies
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and engineering procedures

AI Responsibilities

• Integrate AI-assisted tools and data-driven insights into system analysis, debug, and validation workflows to improve efficiency and decision-making
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI for system modeling, failure analysis, and process improvement and share best practices within the team

Required Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Experience in SSD firmware validation or closely related firmware/system validation
• Strong understanding of SSD architecture (either controller, NAND, DRAM)
• Knowledge of either PCIe / NVMe, SATA or SAS interfaces
• Experience with system-level debugging or failure analysis
• Experience with performance characterization and system analysis
• Programming skills in Python and/or C

Must Have Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration across global teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced development environment
• Strong ownership, initiative, and accountability
• Attention to detail with focus on quality and execution

AI Requirements

• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly for analysis, problem-solving, and productivity improvement

Embody Micron’s Core Values

• People – Respect, develop, and empower others
• Innovation – Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking
• Tenacity – Demonstrate resilience and ownership
• Collaboration – Build trust and work effectively across teams
• Customer Focus – Deliver high-quality solutions and value