Principal Hardware Engineer, SSD

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

• Practical experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into applications, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and advanced inference services.
• Knowledge of agentic architectures and autonomous software agents capable of reasoning, planning, and accomplishing multi-step workflows.
• Experience developing AI solutions using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), tool chaining, task orchestration, and context-aware decision systems.
• Understanding of Responsible AI practices, including model evaluation, observability, governance, and secure deployment.
• Ability to identify and implement opportunities where automation can improve engineering productivity, build efficiency, debugging effectiveness, and business outcomes.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure hardware builds meet all firmware, system, performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Participate in system architecture definition, build reviews, requirements development, and product planning activities for SSD solutions.
• Conduct signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis, simulation, validation, and characterization tasks.
• Document, communicate, and present build results and recommendations to collaborators.
• Evaluate and analyze build proposals, perform engineering trade‑off studies, and recommend efficient build solutions.
• Build hardware for high‑volume manufacturing, incorporating Design for Excellence (DFx), cost optimization, reliability, and quality considerations.
• Own SSD hardware development activities throughout the complete product lifecycle, including schematic capture, simulations, worst‑case analysis, component derating, validation, and production support.
• Define PCB stack‑up specifications, signal transmission methods, component arrangement approaches, routing limitations, and board‑level signal integrity/power integrity considerations.
• Work closely with firmware, validation, manufacturing, reliability, and customer support teams during development, qualification, and RMA investigations.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers at early career stages and peers.
• Leverage AI‑based tools and automation technologies to accelerate build, validation, debug, and engineering workflows.

• Self‑motivated, diligent, and meticulous with a strong desire to solve complex technical challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of transmission line theory and high‑speed signal propagation fundamentals.
• Solid knowledge of time‑domain and frequency‑domain analysis techniques.
• Extensive experience with high‑speed PCB build, routing reviews, power distribution networks, and EMI/ESD mitigation techniques.
• Experience crafting solutions for signal integrity and power integrity in high‑performance systems.
• Analog circuit build and simulation experience using SPICE or equivalent modeling tools.
• Familiarity with automated test methodologies and test automation frameworks is preferred.
• Hands‑on SI laboratory experience measuring high‑bandwidth signals (20–35 GHz range).
• Experience using PCIe compliance equipment and validation methodologies.
• Proficiency with schematic capture tools, PCB layout constraints, and board‑level build verification.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical development within the team.

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required.
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or a related subject area preferred.
• 5+ years of hardware build experience in SSD, storage, or high‑performance computing systems.
• Experience with board bring‑up, soldering, hardware debugging, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and schematic/layout review.
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