Senior Engineer Test Development

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Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones electric vehicles hyperscale data centers IoT devices and so much more. Here youll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of whats possible and powering the future.

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The Technology Enabling Development Lab (TED) Our core development focus is the host interface firmware layer that sits in the intersection of system software and flash management firmware. This key host interface firmware technology drives Samsungs breakthrough V-NAND technology and enables our customers to power performance-oriented demanding enterprise-class applications ranging from hyper-scale data centers to big data processing to software defined virtualized storage arrays and infrastructures.

Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose CA office / U.S. headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.

What Youll Do

• Develop black-box functional test coverage and test methodologies for NVMe SSDs.
• Debug triage failures and work with FW Team to reproduce problems design and run experiments.
• Analyze customer field issues and improve Functional test coverage where gaps are identified.
• Provide guidance to the Automation team and assist with test coverage integration into the existing framework.
• Must be able to work with local US and international customers and OEMs.

What You Bring

• Bachelors and 5 yrs Masters and 3 yrs with focus in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong programming experience demonstrated proficiency in scripting languages such as Python Bash Linux shell scripts etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work individually and in teams.
• Prior NVMe PCIe knowledge or experience with one or more of the following storage-related technologies: NVM Express PCI Express NAND Flash/FTL .
• Knowledge of Enterprise storage/server systems and proficiency in Linux.
• Expertise in storage test tools such as performance benchmarks IO stress tools protocol certifications test execution and bug management tools.
• Relevant hands-on experience in embedded software or firmware development/testing including storage devices or other embedded platforms.
• Familiarity and experience with agile development methodologies and practices particularly in AI/ML-focused environments is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with PCI protocol analyzers.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team player as part of a local and globally distributed team.
• Youre inclusive adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience seeking data to help build understanding.
• Youre collaborative building relationships humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

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