NVMe SSD Qualification Engineer, Systems Engineering
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted January 25, 2025
$163k - $246k
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Job Description
The role involves leading the qualification of NVMe SSDs, focusing on testing, troubleshooting, and analysis throughout the product development cycle. The candidate will work cross-functionally to enhance qualification processes and automate testing methods in a fast-paced technical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage in all phases of the product development cycle with a focus on NVMe qualification.
- Organize testing plans for NVMe SSDs.
- Drive qualification of NVMe SSDs across performance, endurance, reliability, and compatibility metrics.
- Develop summaries of expectations and present results in various forums.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and communicate device failure modes.
- Perform failure analysis and root cause analysis activities.
- Drive improvements in the qualification processes.
- Define and develop new SSD qualification tests targeting NVMe features.
- Automate tests to minimize qualification testing cycles.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, marketing, and support.
Requirements
- 5 years in SSD HDD design, development and qualification; 8 years preferred.
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering; M.S. preferred.
- Experience working at enterprise data storage system, SSD companies or related component vendors.
- Strong knowledge of Flash technologies roadmaps, SSD controllers, and drive firmware.
- Strong knowledge of hardware design, storage architectures, and storage interfaces.
- Experience with failure modes of flash-based devices.
- Experience using NVMe CLI tools or similar and building scripts/tools around it for exhaustive testing.
- Strong knowledge of PCIe NVMe, Firmware Architecture Design in Solid State Drive (SSD) or similar storage domain.
- Good hands-on experience with third-party tools like Lecroy, Drive Master, OakGate, etc., and certification.
- Experience in a hardware testing/software testing validation lab for SSDs or embedded industry segments.
- Strong ability to devise, implement, automate, and refine qualification methods utilizing scripting skills.
- Knowledge and experience with Jenkins and GIT.
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, technical development environment.
- Detail-oriented, analytical, process savvy, and customer-focused.
- Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to make decisions quickly when faced with multiple options.
- Integrity and professionalism in problem-solving and ownership of tasks.
- Willingness to be present in the office for 4 days a week.
Benefits & Perks
Annual base salary range: 163,000 - 246,000
Office-centric role with expected presence in the office for 4 days a week
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Potential eligibility for incentive pay and/or equity
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