Staff Engineer - Firmware Validation

Req. ID:

JR110435 Staff Engineer - Firmware Validation

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

As an SSD Firmware Validation Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., your responsibilities will include:

Define Test Plan/Design, test cases and develop Test Scripts to validate Firmware for Enterprise and Datacenter class NVMe SSD products.

As part of Firmware Test Engineering team, you would demonstrate high degree of skills to understand one or more areas of FW: Specifically Back end/Media management & FTL. You would also exhibit high degree of competency in understanding NVMe/PCIe specifications, NVMe Cloud SSD Specifications, along with understanding Customer specific requirements.

You will be working in partnership with Firmware development teams through the lifecycle of the product while finding defects and validating the fixes by creating Grey and Whitebox tests.

Be able to demonstrate success in communicating status, issues, concerns, strategies of programs and projects - including development of appropriate indicators.

Must be able to deal with ambiguity and operate with little direction to meet defined goals.

Must be able to collaborate with others to achieve goals and task completion.

Comprehend and articulate validation strategies, plans and status. Review, track and document test results and sightings Drive issues to closure by interfacing/collaborating with other product development team.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 7+ years of experience in SSD Firmware Validation.
• Must have experience in Preparing Comprehensive test plans in areas of Back End & FTL (Garbage Collection, Wear Levelling, Media Scans, NAND Error Handling, etc).
• Understanding of Whitebox and Grey box test methods for FTL & Back-End Domains for Enterprise / Datacenter SSD or NAND Product Firmware is strong plus.
• Integrate tests into an automated test environment and collaborate with test execution teams to drive validation plans/strategy.
• Proficiency in using AI tools (Claude) in order to perform tasks efficiently.
• Experience with Building, Training & Deploying AI solutions, pipelines, workflows, Agents to aid in increasing productivity of Validation Tasks.
• Good Knowledge of Linux operating system debugging and Coding in Python.
• Effective oral and written communication with strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and collaborate effectively in a team environment
• Expert planning and tracking skills, able to see big picture, well-organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects, excellent time management with respect to priorities and self-management.
• Fair knowledge of system storage and the relationship to the platform ingredients: CPU, Memory, PCIe, drivers, OS, firmware, etc.

Job Profile(s):

Product Development Engineer 4

Relocation level: (TBD)

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