Company Description

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive, and data centers.

Job Description

KIOXIA is looking for a Senior Validation Engineer in our Folsom Storage Design Center. The ideal candidate will work as a member of a Validation Test Development team on SSD related projects. The work environment is project and team based and involves validating leading edge storage technologies and products. You will also work closely with SSD Development teams and business units, coordinating and developing validation tests required to deliver high quality products to Data Center customers.
This role reports to the Director, SSDD BU.
Responsibilities:

• Using a combination of internal and external test suites, prove that the SSD product meets functional and performance metrics as well as prove that the product is of high quality and will be reliable across its life span.
• Define, develop and execute individual validation tests that ensure our SSD products meet both internal product specifications as well as meets customer expectations.
• Develop and execute regression tests suites using standardized test platforms and software, as well as internally developed tools and automation systems.
• Debug problems encountered in firmware testing, automation and test process. File issues in tracking database to ensure full root cause and closure.
• Evaluate test coverage and effectiveness for finding product bugs, modify existing tests or create new tests as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Firmware, Software or Systems Validation process
• Current scripting and test development expertise, preferred experience with Python and C
• Advanced understanding of computer system, caching and storage architecture
• Solid understanding of Non-Volatile Memory technologies
• Strong understanding of PCIE / NVMe storage devices, protocols and relevant debug tools (protocol analyzers, scopes, logic analyzers)
• Experience with automation and regression processes for large volume testing
• Expertise with data manipulation/analysis using spreadsheets or more advanced tools
• Experience developing and debugging code in the Windows* or Linux* environments
• Experience with test case and debug management tools (e.g. Jira*)
• Experienced and comfortable working in a multi-site, multi-cultural collaborative environment
• Bachelors or Masters in EE/CE/CS or Equivalent Experience

Additional Information

Req# 2118; #LI-JV1;
The expected salary for this position is $93,428 - $155,825
At KIOXIA, we value the following:

• Investment in you
  • Offering opportunities for career growth and personal development training
• Open-minded management
  • Empowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approaches
• Flexible work-life balance
  • Offering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work options
• Diversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
  • Through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and belonging for all
• Benefits for our team members
  • Excellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insurance

KIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.