Principal Product Quality Engineer / Manager - NVMQRA

Job Title

Principal Product Quality Engineer / Manager - NVMQRA

Role Summary

Lead the Non-Volatile Memory Quality and Reliability Assurance (NVMQRA) team focused on datacenter SSD products. Manage product quality engineering activities across development, validation, and release to ensure products meet internal specifications and industry standards.

Experience Level

Level: Senior. The posting specifies a Master's degree plus at least 5+ years of relevant experience and management experience.

Responsibilities

The role combines people management with technical leadership in quality and reliability assurance.

• Manage and grow the product quality and engineering team: hiring, training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Supervise testing and evaluation of NVMQRA products to confirm compliance with internal specs and industry standards.
• Develop and execute comprehensive quality and reliability test plans covering performance, endurance, and system-level use cases.
• Define quality and reliability requirements for new products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Perform risk assessments and implement mitigation plans for identified quality/reliability issues.
• Lead root-cause analysis for failures and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked.
• Oversee selection and evaluation of test methodologies, testers, and vendor tools for thorough NVMQRA testing.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Coordinate with multi-functional teams, suppliers, and partners to resolve product issues and escalate when needed.
• Monitor industry trends and advances in NVM technology and testing techniques.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and experience. Education requirements are summarized separately below.

Must-have:

• Proven experience managing engineering or quality teams, with at least 2+ years in the semiconductor or memory industry.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing quality and reliability assurance strategies for memory or system-level products.
• Software development experience for test systems (object-oriented languages), e.g., C++ and Python; ~2 years noted for test software development.
• Solid understanding of non-volatile memory and/or system-level technologies and associated quality/reliability challenges.
• Experience leading test plan development and overseeing performance, endurance, and reliability test execution.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with industry standards such as JEDEC or AEC-Q100.
• Experience selecting vendors and tools for tester and test infrastructure.
• Comfort using AI tools to improve efficiency.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Education Requirements

Master's degree required in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. The posting specifies at least 5+ years of experience in addition to the degree. (No alternate "equivalent experience" language was specified.)

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.