Senior Performance Engineer

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron 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.

Are you passionate about next-generation technology and eager to work with a leader in innovation? Join us as a Sr. Performance Engineer and play a crucial role in our enterprise SSD development and validation process. Ensure our products are market-ready and of outstanding quality! Collaborate cross-functionally and cross-site with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and other engineering groups to develop strategies that characterize the performance of our best-in-class SSDs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take charge of performance characterization for Micron's datacenter SSD products. Be the go-to expert for all performance-related aspects from product inception through customer qualifications and beyond.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of in-house automation frameworks and tools. Evaluate current validation processes, identify new approaches for better coverage, and ensure high fidelity of performance characterization data.
• Develop measurement and benchmarking methods to generate behavioral characterization profiles for Micron’s SSD products. Collaborate with design and firmware teams to define testing strategies.
• Act as a subject matter expert within the validation team, guiding new engineers and peers on SSD performance testing frameworks and results analysis methods.
• Investigate test and customer issues through triage, failure mode investigation, replication, root cause analysis, and work with end customers to provide satisfactory resolutions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred; a Bachelor's degree with relevant work experience will be considered.
• Experience in Python scripting and building automated test frameworks.
• Proficiency in setting up and managing SQL databases, including creating tables and writing optimized queries.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS) for setting up or managing existing databases.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade SSDs in an R&D or validation role, servers, and operating systems.
• Basic knowledge of and/or exposure to enterprise storage protocols (PCIe/NVMe preferred).
• Skilled in data visualization techniques and tools, with a flair for visually representing complex technical relationships.
• Proven ability to analyze problems, diagnose root causes, and apply corrective actions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in benchmarking performance for storage, including crafting FIO test suites for characterizing SSD performance.
• Working knowledge of SSD architecture and constituent components (e.g., NAND, ASIC/FPGA, firmware).
• Coding experience in C/C++ and familiarity with data structures for use in SQL databases. Demonstrated experience in building bench-level tests and automated test frameworks.
• Experience visualizing data using Tableau and/or Streamlit or other data visualization tools.

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

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As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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