Validation, Quality and Reliability Test Development Engineer

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

This role will require you to work onsite in Sacramento, CA.  It is an exciting time to be at Solidigm - come join our Data Center Validation, Reliability and Quality team as a Quality and Reliability Test Development Engineer and work on many industry-leading SSD technologies including the most capable Quadruple Level Cell (QLC) NAND Flash products. As a Solid State Drive SSD Quality and Reliability Test Development Engineer, you will design, validate and optimize software capabilities in an automated and high parallelism environment. You are responsible for developing comprehensive quality tests that will result Solidigm delivering best-in-class quality products.

The Validation, Quality and Reliability Test Development Engineer will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Identify failures and research test process/methodologies to enhance coverage, performance and quality and reliability of next generation of NAND SSD technologies.
• Develop infrastructure and tool for test methodologies and reporting quality metrics to ensure strategic failure analysis capabilities for future technologies and products.
• Enable partner teams to identify issues in design, code, tests, or processes that could affect quality, and recommend corrective action to prevent recurrence of problems.
• Perform debug and/or test process monitoring and improvement, allowing for faster time to root cause issues.
• Proliferate training and documentation on debug and/or test methodologies across sites.
• Perform other related duties as required or as directed.

Qualifications

You must possess the minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Relevant experience can be obtained through school work, classes and project work, internships, military training, and/ or work experience. This is an entry level position and will be compensated accordingly.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The candidate must have a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline. Minimum 2+ years of experience at the BS level in the following areas or minimum 1+years of experience at the MS level
• Technical understanding of Computer Architecture and/or NAND/DRAM/SRAM and/or Operating System
• Demonstrate expertise in software programming using data structures and algorithms, good programming practices and proficient in Java, C/C++, Python, Shell and/or other programming or scripting languages

• Working experience in Windows and Linux OS environment
• Process good communication skills and being capable team player in fast paced project cycle, able to multi-task while not losing sight of priorities/project schedules
• Excellent problem solving and code debug skills, ability to breakdown complex issue using commonality analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
  Minimum 6+ months of experience in the following areas:
• Working experience in SSD System validation, Semiconductor devices/processes and Circuit design/Validation, or NAND Flash or other memory technology validation
• Experience in PCIe/NVMe interfaces, and hands-on experience in serial protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI, JTAG
• Working experience in relational database and demonstrate good understanding of statistics
• Sys-admin experience in Windows/Linux operating systems and networking
• Proficient in software source control in a multi-developer environment

Additional Information

For California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and remote roles: The compensation range for this role is $76,380 to $120,050. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.