Staff Engineer - SSD PDT Lead

Job Title

Staff Engineer - SSD PDT Lead

Role Summary

Lead the SSD product development team (PDT) and coordinate cross-functional execution to meet product milestones, quality objectives, and customer requirements. Drive adoption of AI-assisted and data-driven practices to improve product development efficiency.

Experience Level

Senior level (Staff Engineer). Years of experience not specified in the posting.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for this role include planning, coordinating, and delivering SSD product development efforts on schedule while ensuring quality and customer acceptance.

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, validation, manufacturing, QA, program management) to deliver product milestones.
• Define and track project schedules, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to ensure on-time delivery.
• Represent product execution status to stakeholders and drive decisions to meet customer requirements.
• Drive process improvements and AI-assisted transformation in product development practices.
• Ensure product quality by establishing verification, validation, and release criteria.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical roadmaps and architecture discussions as needed.

Requirements

Key qualifications and skills expected for successful candidates.

• Must-have: Proven experience leading SSD or storage product development and cross-functional execution.
• Must-have: Strong program/project management skills: scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Must-have: Technical understanding of SSD architectures and product development lifecycle.
• Must-have: Experience driving process change and adopting data-driven or AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with NAND/flash technologies, firmware development, validation, or manufacturing integration.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience in a global, matrixed organization coordinating across geographically distributed teams.

Education Requirements

Not 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.