Staff Principal SSD Security Engineer - Firmware Validation

Micron Technology, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. seeks a senior security validation engineer to define end-to-end validation strategies for SSD lifecycles and build scalable validation frameworks for firmware platforms.

You will lead root cause analysis, drive automation roadmaps, and collaborate with architects and development teams on secure design reviews and threat modeling. Mentoring and leadership across generations are expected.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 60+ months of SSD firmware testing, firmware development, security validation, or related storage tech.
• Experience leading security validation strategies across multiple SSD generations.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end security validation strategies across SSD lifecycles.
• Architect and maintain scalable security validation frameworks for SSD firmware.
• Lead root cause analysis of security-related failures and field escapes; drive corrective actions.
• Drive security test automation roadmaps, regression infrastructure, and validation tool development.
• Mentor engineers and influence validation standards and qualification readiness.

Skills

SSD security architecture

PCIe/NVMe

Security validation

Python automation

Embedded firmware

Threat modeling

Root of Trust

Key management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

Firmware debugging tools

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. seeks a senior security validation engineer to define end-to-end validation strategies for SSD lifecycles and build scalable validation frameworks for firmware platforms.

You will lead root cause analysis, drive automation roadmaps, and collaborate with architects and development teams on secure design reviews and threat modeling. Mentoring and leadership across generations are expected.