Senior / Staff Engineer, SSD System

As an SSD System Design Engineer at Micron Technology, you will be responsible for end-to-end system design, architecture definition, and product execution of Solid State Drive (SSD) solutions from concept through high-volume manufacturing.

This role focuses on system architecture, integration, and cross-functional technical leadership, ensuring SSD products meet performance, power, reliability, and customer requirements. You will collaborate across firmware, hardware, NAND, validation, and manufacturing teams to drive system-level design decisions, product characterization, and issue resolution.

Main Responsibilities

System Architecture & Design

• Define and drive system-level architecture and design specifications for SSD products

• Translate product requirements (MRD, customer, OCP) into system-level design and trade-offs

• Determine performance, power, thermal, and reliability targets

• Ensure subsystem integration across firmware, ASIC, hardware, and NAND

System Integration & Product Execution

• Lead system integration across the full product lifecycle

• Drive product characterization including:

• Performance and power characterization

• Margin analysis and system behavior evaluation

• Prepare systems for silicon bring-up, product qualification, and production ramp

System Debug & Failure Analysis

• Lead complex system-level debug across FW, hardware, and NAND domains

• Perform failure analysis and root cause identification

• Drive issue resolution with cross-functional teams

• Develop and apply common debug methodologies and best practices

Validation Strategy & Test Architecture

• Define system-level validation strategy and test approach

• Ensure alignment between system design and test coverage

• Drive development and improvement of test plans and Master Test Plan

• Improve system testability and validation efficiency

Cross-functional Leadership

• Lead technical alignment across global teams (firmware, hardware, validation, ASIC, manufacturing)

• Drive architecture reviews, design decisions, and risk mitigation

• Influence system trade-offs balancing performance, cost, schedule, and reliability

Other Responsibilities

• Provide system-level technical support to internal teams and external customers

• Support customer engagements, audits, and field issue resolution

• Drive improvements in product yield, reliability, and manufacturability

• Contribute to standardization of system engineering processes and methodologies

• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and engineering procedures

AI Responsibilities

• Integrate AI-assisted tools and data-driven insights into system analysis, debug, and validation workflows to improve efficiency and decision-making

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI for system modeling, failure analysis, and process improvement and share best practices within the team

Minimum Required Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

• Minimum 6-10 years of relevant experience in SSD, storage, or system engineering

• Experience in product development lifecycle from design through manufacturing

Must Have Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of SSD architecture (controller, NAND, DRAM)

• Knowledge of PCIe / NVMe (preferred), SATA or SAS interfaces

• Experience with system-level debug, failure analysis, and integration

• Experience with performance characterization and system analysis

• Programming skills in Python and/or C

Must Have Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset

• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration across global teams

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced development environment

• Strong ownership, initiative, and accountability

• Attention to detail with focus on quality and execution

AI Requirements

• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly for analysis, problem-solving, and productivity improvement

Highly Desirable / Preferred Skills

• Experience with enterprise or datacenter SSD products

• Experience with PCIe Gen5/Gen6 or advanced NVMe features

• Familiarity with system modeling or performance simulation tools

• Experience in high-volume manufacturing (HVM) environment

• Experience in cross-site collaboration with global engineering teams

Embody Micron's Core Values

• People - Respect, develop, and empower others

• Innovation - Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking

• Tenacity - Demonstrate resilience and ownership

• Collaboration - Build trust and work effectively across teams

• Customer Focus - Deliver high-quality solutions and value