Engineer, SSD Validation

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The role is responsible for end‑to‑end performance and power maturity of assigned Data Center SSD programs. The candidate owns execution quality, technical depth, and cross‑functional alignment to ensure performance and power targets are met with high confidence from early bring‑up through customer qualification. The role combines strong technical execution , data‑driven decision making , and program‑level leadership across firmware, architecture and platforms.

Program Ownership & Execution Own  end‑to‑end performance and power readiness for assigned programs, from early FW maturity through customer qualification. Ensure  the delivery of high‑quality performance and power data aligned with program goals. Drive  Program Status Updates for performance and power to Product Development team and other stakeholders. Technical Depth & Debug Perform  in‑depth performance analysis and root‑cause debug , developing strong understanding of firmware behaviors, state machines, and hardware interactions. Identify performance risks early and work with FW, Arch, and System teams to drive mitigations. Represent performance perspective in  Product Change Request scoping and lead change implementation on the program. Planning & Infrastructure Plan and forecast infrastructure and development needs required to support program execution. Ensure appropriate  performance test levels are applied per program phase and customer requirements to ensure optimal path to performance maturity. Multi-functional Leadership Actively collaborate with  Firmware, Architecture, Systems, QA, and PDT to deliver optimized performance and power. Drive  process alignment at the program site with the overall DC SSD Performance Test Strategy. Participate in  internal engineering forums , sharing standard processes and aligning execution across geographies Artificial Intelligence Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements. Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.   Continuous Improvement Identify gaps in performance methods, coverage, or tooling and propose improvements.  Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements. • Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

Bachelor’s degree or higher in  Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science , or equivalent experience. Strong background in  SSD performance and power characterization . Hands‑on experience with  data analysis, workload execution, and performance debug . Solid understanding of  firmware–hardware interactions affecting latency, bandwidth, and power. Ability to communicate complex technical findings clearly to  internal and external partners.  Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role‑appropriate AI literacy to use AI‑enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem‑solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes About Micron