Staff SSD Validation Engineer (NVMe/PCIe)

micron; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Equity

Job summary

Micron Technology in Colorado is seeking a Staff Engineer for SSD Validation to direct validation, system integration, and joint qualification of Enterprise and Datacenter NVMe SSDs. You will lead cross‑functional efforts across firmware, hardware and software testing to ensure production readiness.

The role emphasizes automated test development in Python, end‑to‑end validation, and mentoring engineers, with opportunities to collaborate with customers during joint qualification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of SSD/storage/semiconductor validation with deep knowledge of NVMe and PCIe protocols.
• Hands‑on expertise with Linux environments, system setup, OS bring‑up, drive triage, and root‑cause analysis of complex issues.
• Proven background in Enterprise/Datacenter SSD firmware validation, including system‑level joint qualification.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and data analysis, paired with strong communication skills for conveying technical results to internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level validation and qualification, performing end-to-end testing across SSDs, firmware, drivers, OS, networking, and platform configurations.
• Direct validation test plans from development through completion, including failure analysis, reporting, and coordination with customer joint qualification (JQ) requirements.
• Perform hands‑on system bring‑up, debug, and configuration, including OS installation, driver validation, and storage‑stack verification.
• Support customer and partner issue reproduction, converting field/JQ findings into internal test cases and improving validation coverage.
• Develop and improve automated test frameworks and Python-based tools while driving shift‑left validation to influence build and improve product testability.

Skills

NVMe

PCIe

Python

Linux

Firmware validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Lecroy

JDSU

UNH-IOL

PCI-SIG

Job description

Micron Technology in Colorado is seeking a Staff Engineer for SSD Validation to direct validation, system integration, and joint qualification of Enterprise and Datacenter NVMe SSDs. You will lead cross‑functional efforts across firmware, hardware and software testing to ensure production readiness.

The role emphasizes automated test development in Python, end‑to‑end validation, and mentoring engineers, with opportunities to collaborate with customers during joint qualification.