Senior eSSD Validation Engineer | PCIe/NVMe Expert

SKHMS Corporation; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Staff/Senior/Principal eSSD Validation Engineer to design and execute PCIe/NVMe validation plans for enterprise SSDs.

You will coordinate with SOC, FW, and HW teams to triage issues and ensure product quality. The role requires 5+ years in enterprise storage or a master's degree path with 3 years experience, strong knowledge of PCIe/NVMe protocols, and hands-on testing using protocol analyzers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on enterprise storage or semiconductor experience; BS in computer engineering, EE, or related fields.
• OR 3 years of experience and masters in computer engineering, EE, or related fields.
• Mastery of low-level storage protocols, including PCIe (Gen 5/6/7), NVMe 2.0+, NVMe-MI, and SMBus / I2C.
• Python / C / C++ for hardware test automation and interacting with PCIe configuration registers / firmware registers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and execute comprehensive test plans for PCIe and NVMe enterprise solid-state drives (eSSDs).
• Manage test plans, oversee the progress of testing, identify potential issues, and report findings to ensure compliance with design specifications, as well as with customer standards and requirements.
• Perform initial triage of failures and collaborate closely with other teams, including SOC, FW, and HW, to address and resolve failures with coordinated efforts.
• Perform test gap analysis to ensure seamless integration and reliability of the product
• Work with FAE/CAE teams to address customer inquiries, debug and resolve issues by maintaining clear communication and prompt responses.
• Foster open communication channels to facilitate efficient problem-solving and enhance the overall product quality.

Skills

PCIe (Gen 5/6/7)

NVMe 2.0+

NVMe-MI

SMBus / I2C

Python

C

C++

Test automation

Hardware test tooling

Linux Kernel and drivers

Education

BS in computer engineering, EE, or related fields

Masters in computer engineering, EE, or related fields

Tools

Physical protocol analyzers

Trace evaluation tools

Job description

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Staff/Senior/Principal eSSD Validation Engineer to design and execute PCIe/NVMe validation plans for enterprise SSDs.

You will coordinate with SOC, FW, and HW teams to triage issues and ensure product quality. The role requires 5+ years in enterprise storage or a master's degree path with 3 years experience, strong knowledge of PCIe/NVMe protocols, and hands-on testing using protocol analyzers.