SK hynix
Staff / Sr. Staff / Principal - eSSD Validation Engineer
$120K–$210K
San Jose · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years with a BS, or 3 years with a master’s degree.
- Education
- BS in computer engineering, EE, or related fields; alternatively, a master’s in those fields.
About the job
Validates enterprise SSDs by designing and executing PCIe and NVMe tests, analyzing failures, and coordinating debugging with internal and customer-facing teams.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and execute test plans for PCIe and NVMe enterprise SSDs; track testing and report findings.
- Triage failures, perform test gap analysis, and collaborate with SOC, FW, and HW teams to resolve issues.
- Work with FAE/CAE teams to investigate customer issues and communicate responses.
What they ask for
- Hands-on enterprise storage or semiconductor experience and a BS in computer engineering, EE, or a related field; alternatively, 3 years of experience and a master’s in those fields.
- Experience with physical protocol analyzers and trace evaluation tools.
- Mastery of PCIe (Gen 5/6/7), NVMe 2.0+, NVMe-MI, and SMBus / I2C.
- Python / C / C++ for hardware test automation and interacting with PCIe configuration registers / firmware registers.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Linux Kernel and drivers, NAND, or experience with Embedded Firmware.
- Strong understanding of storage architectures and system-level debugging.
Pay
$120,000/yr - $210,000/yr (USD, base salary)
Tools
PCIe (Gen 5/6/7), NVMe 2.0+, NVMe-MI, SMBus / I2C, Python, C, C++, Linux Kernel
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