Principal/Staff, Firmware and Product Test (SSD)

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client's in-house talent acquisition teams.

About our client

Our client is a global technology leader specializing in advanced memory and storage solutions that power next-generation computing and data-driven applications. With strong expertise in semiconductor innovation, the organization develops high-performance memory technologies across DRAM, NAND, and storage platforms for applications spanning data centers, artificial intelligence, mobile devices, client computing, and intelligent edge ecosystems.

Driven by a commitment to technology advancement, operational excellence, and customer-centric innovation, the company plays a significant role in enabling modern digital infrastructure and compute-intensive workloads worldwide.

As a Principal/Staff, Firmware and Product Test (SSD), you will be responsible for...

• Building comprehensive firmware verification plans for various firmware features.
• Developing white/ grey-box, known, and closed system testing methods to verify and validating firmware products.
• Analyzing failures from weekly regressions and perform root-cause analysis, requiring deep SSD domain expertise.
• Managing test development, test deployment, test automation, and reporting activities.
• Communicating challenges, solutions, and mitigation plans to cross-functional teams and management with clear and effective communication of both technical and non-technical topics.
• Participating in code reviews and guide the team to ensure comprehensive coverage and accurate architectural build.
• Establishing strong working relationships with firmware development engineers to improve code quality.
• Leading a team of technical people, as required.

What you already have...

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• 6-8 years of pertinent experience in SSD firmware test development
• Comprehensive understanding and substantial experience in SSD firmware testing and Python programming
• Deep understanding of storage industry protocols such as PCIe, NVMe and NVMe-MI, with ability to design and develop tests aligned with specifications.
• Familiarity with Agile/ Scrum development, GIT-based development workflow and branch management.
• Experience with automated build, continuous integration, and test automation systems
• Highly organized, creative, motivated, and passionate about achieving results
• Ability to work on complex tasks independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and the capability to mentor less experienced engineers
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a great teammate