Staff Product Validation Engineer

Will be required to lead end-to-end system-level validation of complex storage platforms across multiple customer and internal programs. This role requires deep technical ownership of validation strategy, hands-on debug of system/firmware/hardware interactions, and strong cross-functional influence across firmware, hardware, QA, and customer engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own system-level validation strategy for SSD platforms across FVT/DVT/SVT and customer qualification phases.
• Define and drive end-to-end test plans covering performance, reliability, corner cases, stress, and long-duration workloads.
• Lead system bring-up, platform configuration, and debug across OEM and hyperscaler environments.
• Perform deep-dive failure triage and root-cause analysis spanning firmware, hardware, drivers, OS, and test infrastructure.
• Drive issue resolution through data-backed analysis, clear problem statements, and cross-team collaboration.
• Act as technical authority for system verification sign-off readiness and risk assessment.
• Mentor and technically guide senior/lead engineers; review test strategies and debug approaches.
• Partner with customer engineering teams to support customer-specific validation, escalations, and qualifications.
• Contribute to test methodology improvements, automation strategy, and lab efficiency.
• Influence architecture and design decisions by providing early validation feedback. Qualifications

Required Technical Skills:

• Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in SoC or IP verification.
• Strong experience in system validation / design verification for storage or complex compute platforms.
• Deep understanding of:
  • PCIe, NVMe, SSD architectures
  • Host-device interactions across Linux/Windows/VMware
  • Performance, latency, endurance, and stress characterization
• Hands-on debug using logs, traces, protocol analyzers, and system instrumentation.
• Experience with qualification environments (OEM / hyperscaler / enterprise).
• Solid scripting or automation exposure (Python, Bash, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of validation workflows, coverage tracking, and release readiness.

• Preferred Qualification:

• Experience validating enterprise or data-center SSDs.
• Exposure to hyperscaler workloads, AI/ML, or storage at scale.
• Experience owning end-to-end validation for multiple programs in parallel.
• Prior involvement in customer escalations and field issue debug.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive technical consensus.