Micron
Principal Engineer, SSD Systems Design
$181K–$308K
Longmont-MAX- Office, CO · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- Over 6 years’ of industry experience in SSD system design, architecture, or product development.
- Education
- B.Sc. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
About the job
Leads SSD system design and architecture from concept through high-volume manufacturing, guiding technical decisions, characterization, and cross-functional execution.
What you'll do
- Define SSD system architecture and resolve complex issues across firmware, hardware, and system interactions.
- Develop characterization strategies for performance, power, thermal behavior, and reliability; lead quality and manufacturability improvements.
- Coordinate technical direction across teams and stakeholders, mentor engineers, and provide risk assessments and roadmap recommendations.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in SSD architecture, controller design, flash translation layer (FTL), wear leveling, NAND lifecycle management, and storage subsystems.
- Strong knowledge of PCIe and NVMe protocols, SSD performance optimization, and system-level behavior.
- Experience with system-level design, debug, characterization, and validation; hands-on expertise with lab instrumentation and board-level debug.
- Technical leadership, structured problem-solving, and clear executive-level communication.
Nice to have
- Experience with SSD ASIC development, firmware integration, and system-level co-design.
- Programming capability in Python, C++, Bash, or similar languages; experience in power and thermal optimization.
Pay
$181,000.00 - $308,000.00 a year USD base salary
Tools
SSD, FTL, NAND, PCIe, NVMe, Python, C++, Bash
AI focus
Integrates AI-assisted tools into daily work and identifies, tests, and shares AI-enabled improvements.
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