Staff Customer Qualification Engineer - 2275

KIOXIA Corporation; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Generous PTO

Holiday shutdown

401(k) matching

Pet insurance

Job summary

KIOXIA America, Inc. is seeking a Staff Customer Qualification Engineer to support qualification activities for datacenter SSD products. You will develop test plans, perform failure analysis, and report status, ensuring hardware and software readiness for execution.

You will manage complex qualification infrastructure across multiple customers, drive qualification schedules, and collaborate with the Product Support lead to align tasks and resolve issues efficiently.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage complex qualification infrastructure from multiple customers
• Plan and drive execution of customer qualifications according to schedule
• Work with the Product Support lead to ensure alignment of tasks
• 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

System architecture

Platform-level troubleshooting

Windows and Linux server OS

Data manipulation/analysis

Technical communication

Education

BS in computer engineering or equivalent

Tools

PCIe/NVMe protocols & analyzers

SSD performance tools

OCP Datacenter NVMe specs

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 Staff 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 plan development and 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

• Manage complex qualification infrastructure from multiple customers
• Plan and 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

• BS degree in computer engineering or equivalent field with 7+ years hands-on technical experience with SSDs or related storage devices
• 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

Preferred

• 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#2275; #LI-JV1

The expected salary for this position is $115,470.00 - $192,440.00.

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.