Senior Technical Lead - Silicon Platform Validation, Python

Job Title

Senior Technical Lead – Silicon Platform Validation, Python (Santa Clara, California)

SSD Component Quality Engineer – Job Description

Role

Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled SSD Component Quality Engineer to drive the quality and reliability of Solid State Drive (SSD) components, focusing on both current products and new technologies. This role is central to monitoring product health, executing firmware qualifications, and enhancing our quality infrastructure through automation and data analysis.

• Component Reliability and Monitoring
  • ASR/DPPM Monitoring:
    Establish and maintain active monitoring of Annualized Failure Rate (ASR) alerts for TLC/SLC SSDs. Perform failure analysis, including pareto charting for all data and boot SSDs on AI/CnS systems.
  • Data Analysis:
    Conduct in-depth SSD parametric data analysis and review DPPM (Defective Parts Per Million) and VLRR (Vendor Lot Rejection Rate) findings to provide actionable feedback.
  • Alert Triage:
    Own the process for triaging and resolving SSD Endurance alerts.
  • Sustaining Engineering:
    Manage SSD sustaining activities, including firmware (FW) qualifications, Change Requests (CRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and handling FAVE/MTE escalations.
  • Lab Support:
    Provide hands‑on lab support, specifically modifying and executing tests in our in‑house test framework in Python and executing JQ (Joint Qual) with SSD Vendors on limited sample SSDs, including next‑generation QLC technology.
• Quality Infrastructure and Reporting
  • Dashboard Management:
    Partner with SCAI or other resources to maintain current quality dashboards and drive the development of new dashboards for improved visibility and reporting.
• Process Improvement and Automation
  • Automation:
    Lead and contribute to automation efforts across quality processes to increase efficiency and scalability.
  • Manufacturing Test Improvement:
    Drive improvements in manufacturing test error‑code classification and quality to ensure accurate issue detection.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience in SSD or NAND flash component quality, reliability, or failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of quality metrics such as ASR, DPPM, and endurance.

• Experience with data analysis tools and developing/maintaining quality dashboards.
• Familiarity with firmware qualification processes and change management (CRs, ECOs).
• Experience with lab testing environments and automation scripting.

Maximum Salary (US): $141,000

Minimum Salary (US): $92,000

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance‑based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program;

401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need‑based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.