Senior / Staff Engineer - STPG PE Firmware

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Job Summary:

As a Manufacturing Test Firmware Engineer at Micron Technology, you will be at the forefront of transforming how we test and manufacture SSDs with flawless precision! You will be responsible for using AI assisted tools to accelerate development and maintain innovative firmware for SSD testing, ensuring that our products meet outstanding standards.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate closely with various teams (System Product Engineer, Test Process Engineers, Media Algorithm Group, Hardware Team) to determine and understand test requirements.
• Develop manufacturing firmware to test and characterize SSDs during the development phase.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives during high-volume manufacturing to improve test coverage and reduce test time through code optimization or innovative test methodologies.
• Coordinate the Manufacturing FW release and validation strategy to achieve flawless integration into production. Ensure consistent test coverage in all market segments by introducing new test cases as needed.
• Ensure SSDs meet or exceed required functionality, usability, quality/reliability, and performance standards through efficient firmware development.
• This role will have additional focus on supporting NAND System Failure analysis to isolate down the root cause of NAND Failures that occur in system environment.

AI Responsibilities: 

• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

Minimum Required Qualifications/Experience

• PhD, or Master’s degree with ≥3 years, or Bachelor’s degree with ≥5 years of relevant experience in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering or a related field, with demonstrated expertise in semiconductor industry
• Proven ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical skill to promote ongoing improvement or refine test procedures.
• Ability to leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, accelerate firmware development or debugging
• Experience in firmware development and testing
• Experience in C or C++ and Python programming
• Experience in RTOS or ARM with Multi-Core processing operating system

Highly Desirable/Preferred skills or experience

• Experience with NAND flash memory technology would be an advantage.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing environment would be an advantage.
• Working experience in storage interface such as PCIE would be an advantage.

Embody Micron’s core values:

• People – Respect, develop, and empower others
• Innovation – Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking
• Tenacity – Show grit and determination
• Collaboration – Build trust and foster teamwork
• Customer Focus – Deliver excellence and value
• Speed – Act with purpose and set the pace

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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