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Staff / Sr. Staff - NVMe SSD Validation Engineer (DVT)
San Jose · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in the data storage industry.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or another applicable engineering field.
About the job
Develops and executes design validation testing for NVMe SSDs, analyzes failures, and works with engineering teams and vendors to resolve product issues.
What you'll do
- Create test plans based on NVMe/OCP/PCIe specifications, product requirements, and customer requirements; execute DVT test suites and track defects.
- Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and collaborate with development and functional teams on resolutions.
- Coordinate with third-party vendors on test-suite updates, tools, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in the data storage industry.
- Understanding of NVMe concepts, including Admin and I/O commands, Log Pages, PLP, Controller Level Resets, and OOB interface.
- Familiarity with NVMe, OCP, and PCIe storage testing, including capturing signal waveforms and PCIe traces for bus-level debugging.
- Proficiency developing automation scripts in JavaScript and Python; experience leveraging AI tools is also required.
Nice to have
- Enterprise SSD/NVMe experience.
- Experience with enterprise servers in Linux, ESXi, and Windows Server environments.
Tools
NVMe, OCP, PCIe, JavaScript, Python, Linux, ESXi, Windows Server
AI focus
Leverage AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, SkHy or Gemini) to improve engineering productivity.
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