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Micron Technology

Makes memory and storage chips for AI and PCs

Principal Engineer - Validation SSD NVMe/PCIe

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
QA & TestingTest Automation Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • 8-14 years of experience in embedded firmware or 8+ years of experience in SSD product validation.
  • Hands-on experience debugging NVMe protocol issues using Lecroy or JDSU analyzers.
  • Experience preparing test plans involving input/output workloads, NVMe protocols, Flash Translation Layer, and back-end/NAND media management.
  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating-system debugging and coding in Python.
  • Oral and written communication skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and project-management skills.
  • Knowledge of system storage and its relationship to CPU, memory, PCIe, drivers, operating systems, and firmware.
  • Advanced ability to use artificial-intelligence tools for code generation, report generation, root-cause analysis, and debugging.
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, articulate expectations, and drive task forces to achieve short- and long-term goals.
Responsibilities
  • Define test plans and test cases and develop test scripts to validate solid-state-drive firmware for Micron NAND-based systems and solutions.
  • Perform functional, system-level, and customer-quality validation testing.
  • Understand NVMe and PCIe specifications, NVMe cloud solid-state-drive specifications, and customer-specific requirements.
  • Partner with hyperscale and data-center customers throughout the product life cycle to improve validation cycle time and product quality.
  • Communicate program and project status, issues, concerns, and strategies, including appropriate indicators.
  • Work with limited direction to meet defined goals and collaborate with others to complete tasks.
  • Comprehend and articulate validation strategies, plans, and status.
  • Define, develop, and implement software, firmware, and device-validation test plans and test content.
  • Integrate tests into an automated test environment and collaborate with test-execution teams to drive validation plans and strategy.
  • Review, track, and document test results and sightings.
  • Drive issues to closure by interfacing and collaborating with product-development teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive task forces to achieve short- and long-term goals.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with data-center compute and storage solutions such as Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, and VMware vSAN.
  • Prior experience validating solid-state-drive firmware using UNH and PCIe-CV test suites.

About the company

Micron Technology designs and manufactures memory and storage chips, mainly DRAM and NAND flash, used in data centers, PCs, phones, cars and industrial equipment. It is one of only three companies that make HBM, the stacked high-bandwidth memory placed beside processors in AI servers, and it is the largest memory chipmaker based in the United States. Unlike chip designers that outsource production, Micron runs its own fabs and assembly sites in the United States and across Asia. It earns money by selling chips, memory modules and solid-state drives to cloud providers, device makers and distributors. Micron was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Boise, ID

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • Demand is surging: in September 2026, Micron reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $133.19 billion, up from $37.38 billion.
  • Boise is hiring: in August 2026, Micron planned about 3,500 direct jobs at two Idaho fabs opening from 2027.
  • Sales are locked in early: by October 2026, most of Micron's 2027 HBM supply was contracted at higher prices.

What critics are saying

  • Revenue is concentrated: about half of Micron's sales came from its top ten customers in each of three years.
  • Departing engineers face scrutiny: in September 2026, Micron sued rival YMTC for hiring away at least 20 engineers.
  • Boise is feeling the strain: an August 2026 report found the $50 billion Idaho buildout straining local infrastructure.

What makes Micron Technology unique

  • AI memory is a three-player club: only Micron, SK hynix and Samsung make HBM, the stacked memory inside AI servers.
  • It owns its factories: Micron makes chips in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, the U.S., Malaysia, China and India.
  • Data centers drive the business: its two data center units made $34.28 billion of quarterly revenue reported September 2026.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Flexible Work Hours

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6 month growth

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1 year growth

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