Principal Engineer, SSD Validation

Lead end-to-end SSD firmware test architecture design and quality validation for enterprise/data center/automotive SSD products. Build high-efficiency automation platforms and CI/CD pipeline, drive critical issue resolution and product mass production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own overall test architecture, validation strategy and quality system for enterprise SSD firmware

• Design and implement test solutions covering functionality, performance, reliability, QoS, PLP, FTL, GC, power and security

• Build and optimize automation test framework, long-stability test system and CI/CD pipeline to support mass validation

• Lead root cause analysis and closure of critical FW issues including hang, drop, performance degradation and compatibility problems

• Participate in product architecture review and provide technical suggestions on FW design, NAND selection and reliability targets

• Drive test team capability improvement, process optimization and technical standardization

• Track new storage technologies: PCIe 5.0/6.0, NVMe 2.0, ZNS, CXL, automotive and industrial storage.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics, Microelectronics or related fields with at least 8 years of SSD firmware test/development experience or minimum 3 years as test architect or technical leader

• Deep expertise in NVMe/PCIe/SATA protocols and SSD core technologies: FTL, GC, WL, PLP, NAND Flash

• Proficient in Linux, Python/C/Shell, automation framework development and test tools (Fio, nvme-cli, PyNVMe, etc.)

• Experience in HW/FW co-debugging, reliability validation and mass production test system

• Strong architecture design, problem-solving and cross-team leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise/data center/automotive SSD, ZNS, CXL, NVMe-oF, Secure Boot or ASIL

• Led end-to-end test system/team setup for mass production

• Storage-related patents or publications.