Staff Engineer, SSD System Design

Job Title

Staff Engineer, SSD System Design

Role Summary

Design and validate Solid State Drives (SSDs) from architecture through high-volume manufacturing. The role focuses on product characterization, performance and power analysis, reliability investigation, failure analysis, and cross-functional support for internal and external customers.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires approximately 8–12 years of relevant SSD or storage engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include system-level debug, failure analysis, test planning, and cross-team collaboration to bring SSD products into production.

• Drive and resolve system-level issues on SSD products.
• Perform product failure analysis and determine root cause of issues.
• Support new product development and manufacturing ramp.
• Create and maintain Master Test Plans and verify alignment between architecture and test plans.
• Interface with product development teams, suppliers, and customers to close issues.
• Provide technical support and training on failure analysis and debug strategies.
• Support customer and internal audits and follow safety and procedural policies.
• Drive common processes and debugging strategies across System Engineering.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, tools experience, and demonstrated system-level problem solving.

• In-depth knowledge of one or more interface standards: SATA, SAS, or PCIe.
• Understanding of NAND memory operation and NAND/DRAM reliability issues.
• Hands-on experience with logic analyzers, bus analyzers, and digital oscilloscopes.
• Programming experience in C and Python.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux environments.
• Proven ability to drive engineering efforts across new product development and system-level debug.
• Strong root-cause analysis and corrective-action implementation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication, documentation, leadership, and collaboration skills.

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.