SSD Customer Validation Engineer

Job Title

SSD Customer Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Develop and maintain test automation infrastructure to validate enterprise SSD interoperability and characterize SSD behavior on server platforms. Work with test frameworks across Linux and Windows servers, NVMe storage topologies, and various test equipment.

Deliver robust, reproducible test designs and automation that enable product releases with minimal customer-facing issues.

Experience Level

Mid-level. No explicit years-of-experience specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on test automation, validation, and cross-team integration for enterprise SSDs.

• Design and implement cross-platform APIs for enterprise SSD validation and characterization.
• Develop and integrate APIs for new test equipment and tools into automation frameworks.
• Define, plan, and execute test automation strategy to evolve in-house frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement test designs for new features or customer requirements.
• Troubleshoot SSD and software integration issues; reproduce failures and perform root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate and refine validation approaches to increase coverage and detect issues earlier.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve test scalability and efficiency.
• Maintain concise documentation of test methodologies, workflows, and results for traceability.
• Integrate AI-assisted tools and insights where appropriate to improve efficiency and quality, while following organizational standards and legal requirements.

Requirements

Key skills and experience expected. Items marked "Must-have" are required; others are desirable.

• Must-have: Strong experience with object-oriented programming; Python required.
• Must-have: Ability to analyze problems, diagnose to root cause, and implement corrective actions.
• Must-have: Experience with Agile product development processes and basic project-management familiarity.
• Must-have: Baseline digital fluency and role-appropriate AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly and effectively.
• Must-have: Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation and teamwork skills across sites and time zones; flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
• Nice-to-have: Working experience with Windows or Linux stack, kernel, or drivers.
• Nice-to-have: Hands-on familiarity with OS APIs (process control, memory management, device driver interactions).
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of system storage and interactions with CPU, memory, PCIe, drivers, OS, and firmware.
• Nice-to-have: Ability to represent designs and complex patterns with UML or equivalent documentation.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent practical experience) is 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.