{"id":4019274,"url":"https://alion.io/job/micron-technology-sr-system-design-engineer","title":"Sr. System Design Engineer","company":{"id":37,"name":"Micron Technology","domain":"micron.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/micron-technology","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":656,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.483,"repost_share":0.011,"time_to_fill_p50_days":51,"computed_at":"2026-11-10T06:52:35Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Italy"],"countries":["IT"],"hiring_countries":["IT"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":40000,"max":69000,"currency":"EUR","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":77324},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"SystemVerilog","optional":false},{"name":"Verilog","optional":false},{"name":"Xilinx Vivado","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"UVM","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T14:20:02Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-10","last_verified_at":"2026-11-10T14:20:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life forall.\nMicron 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.\nDepartment Introduction\nJoin our team to contribute to the architecture, development, and validation of advanced FPGA-based platforms for next-generation SSD and storage technologies.\nOur team designs, prototypes, and validates high-performance FPGA systems used to emulate infrastructure components and enable the testing and characterization of advanced storage devices.\nWe work across the complete system development lifecycle, from architecture definition and FPGA system integration to lab bring-up, protocol debugging, and system-level validation. Our platforms integrate high-speed interfaces, embedded processing, firmware, software, and custom FPGA functionality to enable advanced storage validation and testing.\nThis role offers the opportunity to work closely with firmware, silicon, validation, and product engineering teams, contributing directly to the development and validation of next-generation storage technologies.\nApply now!\nPosition Overview\nWe are looking for an experienced FPGA Systems Engineer with strong expertise in system architecture, PCIe, NVMe, UFS, and FPGA-based platforms.\nThe ideal candidate has proven experience in the architecture, design, integration, and validation of complex FPGA-based systems, with a strong understanding of how hardware, firmware, software, storage protocols, and high-speed interfaces interact at system level.\nThe primary focus of this role is system design and integration rather than pure RTL development. The engineer will define FPGA-based architectures for advanced SSD and storage validation platforms, integrate existing and custom IP components, and drive the system from concept through implementation, bring-up, debugging, and validation.\nThe candidate is expected to have strong hands-on knowledge of PCIe, NVMe, and UFS protocols, together with the ability to analyze and debug complex interactions across FPGA hardware, firmware, host software, and storage devices.\nResponsibilities\nDefine and develop system architectures for FPGA-based SSD and storage validation platforms, translating product and validation requirements into system-level architectures, interfaces, functional blocks, and implementation strategies.\nArchitect, integrate, and configure complex FPGA subsystems, including PCIe, DMA, memory, embedded processors, high-speed interfaces, control, monitoring, and debug functionality, developing or adapting RTL where required by the system design.\nDrive system-level integration, bring-up, validation, and root-cause analysis across FPGA hardware, embedded firmware, host software, storage devices, and PCIe, NVMe, and UFS protocols.\nPerform system and protocol-level debugging using FPGA embedded instrumentation, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment.\nCollaborate with firmware, silicon, validation, and product engineering teams to define system requirements, interfaces, architectures, validation strategies, and develop technical documentation.\nIntegrates AI assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and aligning with organizational standards.\nMinimum Qualifications\nMaster’s degree or equivalent experience in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience in the architecture, development, integration, and validation of complex hardware platforms using programmable logic devices. Solid knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog and FPGA digital design, combined with hands-on experience in system bring-up and the ability to independently fix complex issues spanning FPGA hardware, embedded firmware, software, protocols, and storage devices complete the profile\nStrong system architecture and system engineering skills, with demonstrated ability to translate requirements into integrated hardware, firmware, software, and FPGA solutions.\nProven hands-on knowledge and experience with PCIe, NVMe, and UFS protocols and storage architectures, including system integration, protocol operation, host/device interactions, and protocol-level debugging.\nExperience integrating and debugging FPGA subsystems such as PCIe, DMA, memory controllers, embedded processors, and high-speed interfaces, using FPGA development platforms and tools such as AMD Vivado, Zynq, Versal, or equivalent technologies.\nStrong English communication skills are required\nPreferred Qualifications\nAdvanced experience with PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, NVMe SSD architectures, and UFS-based storage systems, including integration, validation, and protocol-level debugging.\nExperience designing or developing SSD/storage validation platforms, traffic generators, protocol analyzers, emulators, or similar FPGA-based systems.\nExperience with advanced FPGA/SoC architectures such as AMD Zynq UltraScale+ and Versal, including embedded processors and hardware/firmware partitioning.\nExperience with FPGA verification methodologies, including SystemVerilog testbenches, assertions, functional coverage, waveform debugging, and UVM.\nProgramming experience with Python and C/C++ for automation, embedded development, test infrastructure, or system debugging.\nThe base salary range that Micron estimates it could pay in for this position full-time is:\n40.000,00 € - 69.000,00 € per year, with B3 CCNL Level.Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the position.\nIn addition to base pay, the remuneration package also includes: eligibility for a variable plan subject to the personal achievement of objectives and the company's performance, and benefits, which -at the discretion of the company- currently include meal vouchers, corporate welfare, yearly allowance of remote working days, supplementary health insurance, life coverage, Employee Assistance Program. Please refer to this page to check our current benefit offering: EMEA Benefits\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.\nRemuneration is determined by objective criteria, regardless of gender and of any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.\nTo request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact .\nBefore uploading your CV to apply for this position, please review our Applicant Privacy Notice and Employment Privacy Notice. 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Your CV will be forwarded to the appropriate recruiter for review.\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. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. 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.\nAbout Micron Technology, Inc.\nWe are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for 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® brand. 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