PCIe Validation Architect SSD
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted February 24, 2026
$211k - $317k
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Job Description
This role involves leading the architecture and validation of PCIe SSDs within a data storage company, ensuring high performance, compliance, and reliability through comprehensive testing, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of SSD validation suites focused on PCIe features, compliance, and failure recovery scenarios.
- Define test framework requirements to integrate validation suites and toolsets, ensuring PCIe validation excellence.
- Manage drive qualification processes across the product portfolio through test planning and failure analysis.
- Automate testing cycles and develop new qualification tests using scripting and CI/CD pipelines.
- Conduct root-cause analysis of complex failures using PCIe analyzers and trace captures, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Proven track record in PCIe fundamentals, including experience with Gen5 Gen6 validation using high-speed oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and exercisers.
- Deep knowledge of NVMe storage interface protocols and PCIe compliance testing to qualify drives at the electrical, protocol, and functional levels.
- Strong software development skills, specifically with Python, and hands-on experience navigating Jenkins and GIT CI/CD pipelines.
- Demonstrated ability to lead test architecture and successful qualification of SSD products within an enterprise data storage environment.
- Experience managing drive qualification across the entire product portfolio by developing test plans, conducting deep-dive failure analysis, and guiding stakeholder expectations based on rigorous data results.
- Ability to direct the global drive qualification team in developing comprehensive SSD validation suites focused on PCIe features, compliance, and complex failure recovery scenarios.
- Experience defining test framework requirements to integrate standardized validation suites and complex toolsets, serving as a mentor and technical leader for PCIe validation across the organization.
- Experience acting as the lead for root-cause analysis, utilizing PCIe bus analyzers and trace captures to drive issues to resolution through collaboration with cross-functional experts.
- Ability to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with company policies, unless on PTO, work travel, or other approved leave.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 211,000 - 317,000 USD
Work environment: primarily in-office at Santa Clara, CA
Perks: flexible time off, wellness resources, company-sponsored team events
Potential for incentive pay and/or equity
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