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# Principal Hardware Engineer, SSD

- **Company:** Micron Technology, Inc.
- **Location:** Longmont, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $152,000 - $280,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Software Debugging, Flash Memory, Hardware Design, PCI Express, Software Tools, Signal Integrity, High Performance Computing, Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/7_C33BF9F1EA6061EE0C882D91EE27D2B1

## About the Role

solve sophisticated high-speed build challenges and drive product quality, performance, and reliability. You will also work with emerging AI-enabled engineering platforms and mechanization technologies.Responsibilities:Lead SSD hardware development activities across the product lifecycle, including design, validation, characterization, and production supportCollaborate with technical teams with varied strengths to define requirements, review architectures, and deliver hardware solutions that meet performance, quality, and manufacturability goalsPerform signal integrity and power integrity analysis, simulation, validation, and debugging for high-speed interfaces and subsystemsDrive board bring-up, hardware debugging, root cause analysis, and technical investigations throughout development and qualificationMentor engineers and promote the use of AI tools and automation to improve engineering productivity and debug efficiencyMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or
a related field and 5+ years of hardware design experience in SSD, storage, high-performance computing, or related technologiesStrong expertise in high-speed hardware design, transmission line theory, signal integrity, power integrity, and PCB developmentHands-on experience with board bring-up, hardware debugging, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, schematic review, and laboratory validationExperience with PCIe technologies, compliance testing methodologies, and high-speed signal measurements in the 20-35 GHz rangeDemonstrated ability to lead engineering projects, solve complex technical problems, and communicate effectively across teamsPreferred Qualifications:Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical fieldExperience with SSD controller architectures, NAND flash technologies, and storage system designExpertise with PCIe Gen4, Gen5, or Gen6 technologies, as well as DDR memory subsystems and ONFI interfacesExperience applying AI-assisted engineering tools to, hardware