Principal Engineer, SSD Validation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field. 8+ years of experience in Data Center SSD, storage systems, firmware, validation, systems engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Strong understanding of Data Center SSD architecture, NAND technologies, storage protocols, firmware algorithms, and enterprise storage systems.
• Proven experience developing validation strategies, qualification methodologies, coverage assessments, or architecture-level validation solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical requirements and translate them into effective validation approaches.
• Experience leveraging data analytics, automation, AI-assisted tools, or machine learning techniques to solve engineering challenges.
• Strong technical communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to drive technical initiatives across multiple engineering organizations.
• Preferred Qualifications Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise Data Center SSD deployments.
• Knowledge of NVMe, FDP, Dual Port, QLC, OCP SSD, virtualization, storage performance, reliability, and data center storage ecosystems.
• Experience with coverage modeling, risk assessment, workload characterization, and validation architecture.
• Familiarity with requirements management, traceability, and coverage management methodologies.
• Experience applying data analytics, AI/ML, automation, or software engineering techniques to engineering workflows.
• Experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, AI-assisted engineering tools, or advanced analytics.
• Demonstrated success influencing technical strategy at an organizational level.
• About the Team The Validation Strategy & Test Architecture team is responsible for defining the "what" and "why" of validation.
• The organization develops validation strategies, coverage architectures, gap analysis methodologies, and future-ready validation solutions that can be adopted across Data Center SSD programs.
• The team focuses on improving validation effectiveness, identifying emerging risks, evaluating new technologies, and enabling scalable validation practices across the broader engineering organization.
• A key focus area is leveraging AI-assisted engineering, advanced analytics, automation, and emerging AI technologies to improve coverage analysis, engineering insight, and validation efficiency.
• The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is: $154,000.00 - $303,000.00 a year Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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