SSD Qualification Engineer - PCIe Validation
Core
Design and execute PCIe validation and debug for SSDs, owning link and protocol test coverage from detection to closure.
Role type
Senior IC PCIe Validation Engineer
Builds
Automated PCIe test suites and frameworks for SSD qualification
Domain
Data storage / High-speed I/O
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
PCIe fundamentals, PCIe analyzers/exercisers, Python, Linux-based validation environments, CI/regression infrastructure, HW/FW/system debug
Preferred skills
Gen4/Gen5/Gen6 link and protocol tests, NVMe/OCP logs, signal/protocol-level debug, test roadmap leadership
Technologies
PCIe analyzers, exercisers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs, Jenkins, Git
Responsibilities
Define PCIe test plans covering link training, lane width/speed changes, resets, hot-plug, surprise removal, error injection, power-management states, and recovery behaviour; Execute Gen4/Gen5/Gen6 link and protocol tests across different platforms and system configurations; Develop and maintain automated PCIe test suites integrating analyzers and exercisers; Triage failures from regression, bring-up, and customer scenarios; Correlate PCIe traces, NVMe/OCP logs, and system logs to root-cause issues; Lead coverage improvements and standardize PCIe test APIs and reporting
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
