Staff / Sr. Staff / Principal - eSSD Validation Engineer

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · San Jose

Posted 22 days ago

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This role has been open: 22 days
Reposted: No
Salary listed: No
Ghost-job risk at SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.: high
Hiring momentum: 36 roles opened in the last 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board: 2026-09-17

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About this role

The Staff/Sr. Staff/Principal eSSD Validation Engineer at SK hynix will design, implement, and execute test plans for PCIe and NVMe enterprise solid-state drives. The role involves managing testing progress, performing initial triage of failures, and collaborating with various teams to resolve issues. Additionally, the engineer will conduct test gap analysis and maintain communication with customer support teams to enhance product quality.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5

benefits: 3/5
freshness: 4/5
career value: 4/5
role clarity: 4/5
pay transparency: 0/5

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What you need

5+ years of hands-on enterprise storage or semiconductor experience and BS in computer engineering, EE, or related fields
OR 3 years of experience and masters in computer engineering, EE, or related fields
Proven experience with physical protocol analyzers and trace evaluation tools
Mastery of low-level storage protocols, including PCIe (Gen 5/6/7), NVMe 2.0+, NVMe-MI, and SMBus / I2C
Python / C / C++ for hardware test automation and interacting with PCIe configuration registers / firmware registers

Nice to have

Knowledge of Linux Kernel and drivers
Knowledge of NAND
Experience with Embedded Firmware
Strong understanding of storage architectures and system-level debugging

What you get

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
Company 401(k) match
Cafeteria
Onsite gym
Collaborative work environment that encourages career growth

Worth weighing

Compensation range is broad ($120,000/yr - $210,000/yr) and may vary based on multiple factors
Role requires collaboration with various teams, which may involve complex communication and problem-solving
Preferred qualifications are not mandatory, but may enhance candidacy

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