Principal Firmware Test Architect (NVMe Front‑End)

Micron

Longmont (CO)

On-site

USD 145,000 - 247,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans
Bonuses and equity opportunities
Paid time off

Job summary

Micron Technology is seeking a Principal Test Development Engineer to steer front-end firmware validation for enterprise SSDs. You will own the verification strategy for NVMe front-end features, develop automation frameworks, and mentor engineers while influencing testability decisions across firmware architectures.

You will drive AI-enabled validation workflows, implement data analytics for optimization, and oversee CI/CD driven test infrastructure.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/EE or related field with relevant experience.
  • Expert-level Python and production-grade test automation experience.
  • Strong NVMe front-end validation and failure analysis expertise.
  • Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and execution of firmware verification strategies for NVMe front-end features.
  • Own end-to-end test development lifecycle from planning to coverage closure.
  • Drive root-cause analysis for field and regression failures with systematic debug methods.
  • Architect and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and CI/CD integrations.
  • Lead failure analysis, correlating tests with firmware behavior to identify root causes.
  • Present findings and validation status to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Python automation
NVMe validation
Failure analysis
Test automation architecture
AI/ML tools
Team leadership
Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related
Master's degree in CS/EE or related
PhD in a related field (optional)

Tools

Protocol analyzers
Coyote logs
Firmware debugging tools
Git/CI/CD
Linux/Windows admin

Job description

Micron Technology is seeking a Principal Test Development Engineer to steer front-end firmware validation for enterprise SSDs. You will own the verification strategy for NVMe front-end features, develop automation frameworks, and mentor engineers while influencing testability decisions across firmware architectures.

You will drive AI-enabled validation workflows, implement data analytics for optimization, and oversee CI/CD driven test infrastructure.

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