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You would also exhibit high degree of competency in understanding NVMe/PCIe specifications, NVMe Cloud SSD Specifications, along with understanding Customer specific requirements.\nYou will be working in partnership with Firmware development teams through the lifecycle of the product while finding defects and validating the fixes by creating Grey and Whitebox tests.\nBe able to demonstrate success in communicating status, issues, concerns, strategies of programs and projects - including development of appropriate indicators.\nMust be able to deal with ambiguity and operate with little direction to meet defined goals.\nMust be able to collaborate with others to achieve goals and task completion.\nComprehend and articulate validation strategies, plans and status. Review, track and document test results and sightings Drive issues to closure by interfacing/collaborating with other product development team.\nExperience:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 7+ years of experience in SSD Firmware Validation.\nMust have experience in Preparing Comprehensive test plans in areas of Back End & FTL (Garbage Collection, Wear Levelling, Media Scans, NAND Error Handling, etc).\nUnderstanding of Whitebox and Grey box test methods for FTL & Back-End Domains for Enterprise / Datacenter SSD or NAND Product Firmware is strong plus.\nIntegrate tests into an automated test environment and collaborate with test execution teams to drive validation plans/strategy.\nProficiency in using AI tools (Claude) in order to perform tasks efficiently.\nExperience with Building, Training & Deploying AI solutions, pipelines, workflows, Agents to aid in increasing productivity of Validation Tasks.\nGood Knowledge of Linux operating system debugging and Coding in Python.\nEffective oral and written communication with strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills\nDemonstrated ability to work well with others and collaborate effectively in a team environment\nExpert planning and tracking skills, able to see big picture, well-organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects, excellent time management with respect to priorities and self-management.\nFair knowledge of system storage and the relationship to the platform ingredients: CPU, Memory, PCIe, drivers, OS, firmware, etc.\nAbout Micron Technology, Inc.\nWe are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich lifefor all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities - from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.\nTo learn more, please visit micron.com/careers\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.\nTo request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations,please \nMicron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.\nMicron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.\nAI alert : Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. 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Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.\nFraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4975,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Robotics","Digital Storage","High-Performance Computing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T00:13:54Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":23,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.651,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":68,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:4","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T04:45:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/micron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/micron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T04:45:05Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11070,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2840936},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2840936"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmicron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmicron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmicron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/micron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmicron-technology-inc-staff-engineer-firmware-validation"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3993238}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"micron.cn","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3993238},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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