NVMe SSD Qualification Engineer, Systems Engineering
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted March 27, 2026
$180k - $270k
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Job Description
The role involves developing and validating high-performance storage solutions by designing automation frameworks, stress-testing firmware and hardware, analyzing telemetry data, and collaborating across teams to ensure enterprise reliability of NAND flash storage devices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and scale automated qualification frameworks using Python and C to test drive firmware stability.
- Develop automated workflows to stress-test NAND firmware features such as media management, wear leveling, and ECC.
- Lead root cause analysis of complex firmware and hardware failures using logs and telemetry data.
- Build and maintain data pipelines to collect system logs and performance metrics for validation and sign-off.
- Continuously improve qualification methodologies and automation to enhance test coverage and efficiency.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of NAND flash fundamentals including program erase behavior, error mechanisms, data retention, and SSD firmware architecture such as FTL and garbage collection.
- Advanced development skills in Python and C, with a proven ability to build robust automation frameworks, backend systems, or platform infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with NVMe tooling and storage protocols, and a track record of qualifying storage devices such as SSDs, HDDs, and DFM through early silicon bring-up and stress testing.
- Exceptional ability to analyze complex traces and telemetry to root-cause firmware and hardware interactions, and strong communication skills to drive cross-functional solutions.
- Experience designing and automating qualification methods that increase test coverage and quality indicators within a CI/CD or large-scale hardware firmware environment.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in storage systems, firmware validation, or related fields.
- Proficiency in developing and scaling Python and C test infrastructures that orchestrate drive-level qualification, ensuring firmware stability across performance, endurance, and reliability workstreams.
- Ability to develop automated workflows to stress-test critical features including media management, wear leveling, and ECC behavior, and translate raw validation data into product-readiness dashboards.
- Experience leading technical triage of complex failures across NAND and firmware layers, utilizing logs and telemetry to isolate issues and partnering with architecture teams to implement permanent fixes.
- Experience building and maintaining high-integrity data collection pipelines that capture system logs and performance metrics for system validation and final GA sign-off.
- Ability to continuously improve qualification methodologies and coverage metrics to keep pace with evolving controller architectures and NAND generations, reducing manual intervention through automation.
- In-depth knowledge of SSD firmware architecture, including FTL and garbage collection, and understanding of NAND flash fundamentals such as program/erase behavior, error mechanisms, and data retention.
- Proficiency in protocol validation with NVMe tooling and storage protocols, including experience qualifying storage devices through silicon bring-up and stress testing.
- Physical ability and willingness to work on-site at the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with company policies.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 180,000 - 270,000 USD annually
Work environment: primarily in-office at Santa Clara, CA
Work schedule: flexible time off
Perks: wellness resources, company-sponsored team events
Additional benefits: incentive pay and/or equity, support for growth and development, inclusive and diverse workplace culture
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