Sr Customer Qualification Engineer - 2274

Kioxia; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth training

Flexible work options

PTO and holidays

401(k) matching

Pet insurance

Inclusive culture

Job summary

KIOXIA America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Customer Qualification Engineer to support datacenter SSD qualifications, including test execution, failure analysis, and status reporting. You will ensure hardware and software components are ready, report status, and participate in update meetings.

Responsibilities include configuring qualification infra, driving test execution, aligning with Product Support, triaging failures, and delivering regular status reports to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on technical experience with SSDs or related storage devices, or 5+ years with BS in engineering.
• Advanced understanding of computer system architecture fundamentals.
• Platform-level troubleshooting with run/break/fix and issue isolation.
• Triaging issues in Windows and/or Linux server OS.
• Familiar with data manipulation and analysis (spreadsheets or similar).
• Strong technical communication with clear, detailed explanations.
• Experience with PCIe/NVMe protocols and analyzers.
• Experience with SSD performance measurement tools and methodologies.
• Experience with OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD specs and test systems usage.
• Experience engaging with product development stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Configure qualification infrastructure from multiple customers for execution.
• Drive execution of customer qualifications according to schedule.
• Coordinate with Product Support lead for task alignment.
• Perform failure triage on issues found during qualifications.
• Drive issues to resolution in a timely manner.
• Write test status reports on a regular basis.

Skills

SSD expertise

System architecture

Platform troubleshooting

Windows/Linux triage

Data manipulation

Technical communication

PCIe/NVMe protocols

SSD performance tools

SSD test systems

Stakeholder engagement

Education

BS in engineering or equivalent

Tools

PCIe/NVMe analyzers

Power measurement tools

SSD test systems

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Customer Technical Support (CTS)

Company Description

No Relocation Assistance Provided.

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive, and data centers.

Job Description

As a Senior Customer Qualification Engineer, your primary role is to provide support for customer qualifications on our datacenter SSD products. During the product qualification phase, you will provide support on test execution, failure analysis, and status reporting. This includes ensuring all hardware and software components of the qualification are in place and ready for execution, reporting on execution and issue status, and participating in update meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Configure qualification infrastructure from multiple customers for execution
• Drive execution of customer qualifications according to schedule
• Work with the Product Support lead to ensure alignment of tasks
• Perform failure triage on any issues found during qualifications
• Drive issues to resolution in a timely manner
• Write test status reports on a regular basis

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on technical experience with SSDs or related storage devices -or- BS degree in engineering or equivalent field and 5+ years hands-on technical experience
• Advanced understanding of computer system architecture fundamentals
• Platform-level troubleshooting skills to include run/break/fix capabilities and issue isolation
• Experience triaging issues in Windows and/or Linux server operating systems
• Familiar with data manipulation/analysis (spreadsheets or more advanced tools)
• Good technical communication skills providing both detail and clarity in complex scenarios

Qualifications:

• Experience with PCIe/NVMe protocols, including analyzer and power measurement tools
• Experience with SSD performance measurement tools and methodologies
• Experience with OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD specifications and SSD test system usage
• Experience engaging with stakeholders of a product development organization

Additional Information

Req#2274; #LI-JV1

The expected salary for this position is $99,560.00 - $165,930.00.

At KIOXIA, we value the following:

• Investment in you
  • Offering opportunities for career growth and personal development training
• Open-minded management
  • Empowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approaches
• Flexible work-life balance
  • Offering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work options
• Variety of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
  • Through our opportunity, belonging and respect initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create an environment of belonging for all
• Benefits for our team members
  • Excellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insurance

KIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.